(1) The abbreviations set out in the following table may be used:
(a) instead of words that this Act requires to be part of a registrable Australian body's or foreign company's name or to be included in a document; and
(b) instead of words that are part of a registrable Australian body's or foreign company's name; and
(c) with or without full stops.
Acceptable abbreviations | [operative table] | |
| Word | Abbreviation |
1 | Co or Coy | |
2 | Proprietary | Pty |
3 | Ltd | |
4 | Aust | |
5 | Number | No |
6 | and | & |
7 | Australian Registered Body Number | |
8 | Regd |
(2) If a registrable Australian body's or foreign company's name includes any of these abbreviations, the word corresponding to the abbreviation may be used instead.