A person who has been convicted within or outside of South Australia of:
- an offence 'in connection with the promotion, formation or management of a body corporate' (if the conviction was an indictment),
- an offence involving fraud or dishonesty punishable by imprisonment for a period, or maximum period, of at least three months'.
- A prescribed offence against the Companies (South Australia) Code, the Corporations Law or the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth,
must not, within the period of five years after the conviction or, if the person was sentenced to imprisonment on such conviction, within the period of five years after release from prison commence (or recommence) to carry on business in this State under a business name.
Applicants will need to make a declaration that they have not been convicted of any of the above offences in the past five years.
Please refer to Section 17 of the Business Names Act 1995.
If you have a conviction and require further information you may wish to seek you own independent legal advice.
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