- A
company secretary, being an officer of a company along with a director,
is responsible for various 'housekeeping' duties in relation to the company.
These duties include notifying ASIC of changes to the location of the company's
registered office, notifying ASIC of any changes in the details of the company's
secretaries and directors as well as lodging the company's annual return
- sections 83,
142(2)
, 204C
, 205B
, 205A
, 345
of the Corporations Act 2001; also ASIC's 'Checklist
for registered companies and their officers'. This link is not to suggest
that Incorporator has any association or affiliation with ASIC or any sponsorship
from, or endorsement by, ASIC.
- The company secretary, or at least one of the company secretaries,
must ordinarily reside in Australia, and therefore must have and nominate,
as the secretary(s)' usual residential address, an address in Australia
- section 204A(2)
of the Corporations Act 2001.
- A company secretary must be a natural person - i.e. not, for example,
a body corporate - section 204B(1)
of the Corporations Act 2001.
- A company secretary must be at least 18 years old - section 204B(1)
of the Corporations Act 2001.
- A company secretary may - but need not - also be one of the company's
directors.
- A company secretary may - but need not - also be one of the members/shareholders
of the company, and may even be the sole member/shareholder of the company.
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