Australian Business Name Registrations
The best (and most cost effective) way to check and register your business name is through ASIC direct, there are a number of business name registrars online – they are all private enterprise and while their websites are a little simpler to use if you can persist with ASIC you will get a cheaper and reliable result, be registered for notifications and be able to update the information yourself as well as link it to the government/tax related portals. Follow this link – You don’t need an ASIC key to register. If you don’t have an existing ASIC connect account – register first, alternatively sign in and proceed from there.