You must notify Consumer Affairs Victoria of any changes in the details of a registered business name within a month of the change occurring.
This includes changes to the:
- registered, business or postal address
- ownership of the business (note: the Change of business details form must be signed by the owner who is leaving)
- business owner's residential address
- business owner's personal name
- nature of the business.
To carry on business under a different business name, you must:
- cancel your current business name
- register a new business name.
You cannot use the Change of business details form or online form to change your business name.
Please note: We will not accept any changes of business details online or by post after Tuesday, 22 May 2012, or in person after 25 May 2012. You will be able to change your business details on the ASIC website from 28 May 2012. For more information, view our Transition to national business names register page.
Change your business details:
online using our Change of business details form
or
post your completed Change of business details (PDF, 189KB) to:
Consumer Affairs Victoria
GPO Box 4567
Melbourne VIC 3001
or
in person by delivering your completed Change of business details (PDF, 189KB) to:
Victorian Consumer & Business Centre
113 Exhibition Street
Melbourne, Victoria
Counter is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm (except public holidays).
There is no fee for lodging a Change of business details form.
You cannot change your business details over the phone.
We do not automatically issue a new business name certificate after you lodge a Change of business details form. You can apply for a new business name certificate or a business name extract; however, a fee is payable.
Last updated: 01/05/2012