Business name registration [ACT]

Complete an application to register a business name in the Australian Capital Territory and lodge it with the Office of Regulatory Services, together with the appropriate fees.

http://australia.gov.au/service/business-name-registration-act

Business name registration [NSW]

Register or renew your business name with New South Wales Fair Trading. If your business is being conducted under any name other than that of the owner, it must be registered. Registration lasts for 3 years. Also included on the site is information about how to make changes to particulars of a business name.

http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/Businesses/Business_names.html#How_to_register_a_business_name

Business name registration [Qld]

In Queensland, you need to register a business name if it is different from your natural or corporate name. A business name must be unique, so first check if it’s available.

http://www.fairtrading.qld.gov.au/register-business-name.htm

Business name registration [SA]

Registering a Business Name in South Australia requires three steps - complete the forms either online or download; pay the fees; and lodge your application online, by post or fax, or in person.

http://www.sa.gov.au/subject/Business,+industry+and+trade/Licensing+and+regulation/Business+names/Apply+for+a+business+name

Business name registration [Tas]

Under the Tasmanian Business Names Act 1962 you must register a business name, except if you conduct a business under your personal name or a company name registered with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). To register a business name, you must complete an 'Application for Registration of a Business Name'. A fee is payable on application.

http://www.consumer.tas.gov.au/business_affairs/business_names/registering_business_name

Business name registration [Vic]

All businesses trading in Victoria have to register a business name (Business Names Act 1962), except for businesses who use their company name to trade; or the owner's name to trade.

http://www.business.vic.gov.au/BUSVIC/STANDARD/PC_63514.html

Business names and affairs licences [NT]

Information about how to register a business name, cessation of a business, business name renewal and change in particulars of a business name in the Northern Territory.

http://www.nt.gov.au/dbe/business/licences/licence_bus_names_aff.html

Business names information [WA]

Find out how you can register, update or cancel a business name in Western Australia. Includes link to search current or previously registered business names.

https://bizline.commerce.wa.gov.au/bnonline/