Government business registry platform’s RFI open
The Government has opened a request for information (RFI) to explore solutions for a potential whole-of-government business registry platform after it was previously announced it would not proceed with the commercialisation of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) registry functions in December last year.
The Government also said it would remain committed to modernisation of its business registers, including the companies and business name registers, administered by ASIC, and the Australian Business Register administered by the Australian Taxation Office.
Modernising the registers was part of the National Business Simplification Initiative aimed at making it easier for businesses to interact with the Government.
The Government would work closely with business, community and government representatives, including state and territory governments, and end users of registry services as this work would progress.
All non-confidential submissions to the public consultation on modernising business registers conducted in August, 2017 would now be available on the Treasury website.
Responses to the RFI would be welcome from a broad range of businesses by 15 January, 2018.
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