Australia Company Shareholder Change
Australia · Typically about 3–15 business days after complete documents are submitted; may be extended if equity taxes and fees, stamp duty, court/notarization procedures or supplementary documents are involved.
- Estimated timeline
- 3-15 business dayscounted from receipt of complete documents
- Key deliverable
- Receipt for change registration or system update from the authority
- Packages
- Standard service
What you provide
- Existing certificate of incorporation, articles of association and latest register extract/business registration documents
- Information on current directors, shareholders and ultimate beneficial owners
- Company registered address, contact details and authorized contact person
- Application forms, powers of attorney or signing documents required by the authority (prepared with the assistance of the service provider, confirmed and signed by the client)
- Information on new and old shareholders and shareholding percentages before and after the change
- Share transfer agreement, transfer price and proof of payment
- Board/shareholder resolutions
- Stamp duty, capital gains tax or beneficial owner update information (where applicable).
What you receive
- Receipt for change registration or system update from the authority
- Updated company register extract/business registration documents
- Updated articles of association, register of directors/shareholders or registered address documents (corresponding to the change items)
- Signed documents such as equity transfer and board/shareholder resolutions (where applicable)
- Tax, beneficial owner or stamp duty update results (where included in the service scope).
Service details
This service handles shareholder changes for an Australian company. Actual eligibility conditions, processing standards and competent authority requirements will be confirmed by an advisor based on the application before acceptance.
Est. processing time
Typically about 3–15 business days after all documents are complete and formally submitted; may be extended when equity taxes and fees, stamp duty, court/notarization procedures or supplementary documents are involved.
Prices follow the service listing. Where government approval or official review is involved, the outcome rests with the authorities and cannot be guaranteed.