Date next status: changes expected in April 2008.<br/>
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0. Preliminaries
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This CAcert sub-policy extends the Organisation Assurance Policy ("OAP") by specifying how the CAcert Organisation Assurance Program ("COAP") is to be conducted by the assigned Organisation Assurer ("OA") under the supervision of the Assurance Officer ("AO") for entities within the defined scope.
<li>Digital Signatures MAY be accepted in Australia under the Electronic Transactions Act 2000.
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<li>Statutory Declarations MAY be accepted in support of other documentary evidence.
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<li>Historic documents MAY be accepted where it can be proven that material changes have not been made (eg via absence of subsequent submissions in official document listings).
<li>The licensing authority MUST be specified as 'ASIC' (for companies, trusts etc) or a state office of fair trading (for sole traders, partnerships and trading names).
<li>Any applicable organisation identifiers (ACN/ABN/ARBN) MUST be specified where applicable (not required for sole traders operating under their own name).
<li>Australian state offices of fair trading [<atitle="ACCC Contacts: State offices of fair trading"href="http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/325459">http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/325459</a>]<br/>
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<li>ACT Office of Fair Trading (OFT) [<atitle="ACT Office of Fair Trading (OFT)"href="http://www.fairtrading.act.gov.au/">http://www.fairtrading.act.gov.au/</a>]
<li>NSW Office of Fair Trading (OFT) [<atitle="NSW Office of Fair Trading (OFT)"href="http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au">http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au</a>]
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<li>QLD Office of Fair Trading (OFT) [<atitle="QLD Office of Fair Trading (OFT)"href="http://www.fairtrading.qld.gov.au">http://www.fairtrading.qld.gov.au</a>]
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<li>SA Office of Fair Trading (OFT) [<atitle="SA Office of Fair Trading (OFT)"href="http://www.ocba.sa.gov.au">http://www.ocba.sa.gov.au</a>]
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<li>TAS Office of Fair Trading (OFT) [<atitle="TAS Office of Fair Trading (OFT)"href="http://www.consumer.tas.gov.au/">http://www.consumer.tas.gov.au/</a>]
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<li>VIC Office of Fair Trading (OFT) [<atitle="TAS Office of Fair Trading (OFT)"href="http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au">http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au</a>]
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<li>WA Department of Consumer and Employment Protection (DOCEP) [<atitle="Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, WA (DOCEP)"href="http://www.docep.wa.gov.au">http://www.docep.wa.gov.au</a>]
<li>Australian Business Register ("ABR") [<atitle="Australian Business Register"href="http://www.abr.business.gov.au/">http://www.abr.business.gov.au/</a>]<br/>
<li>ASIC Information Brokers [<atitle="ASIC Information Brokers"href="http://www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf/byheadline/Information+brokers?openDocument">http://www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf/byheadline/Information+brokers?openDocument</a>]
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<li>ASIC Service Centers [<atitle="ASIC Service Centers"href="http://www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf/byheadline/ASIC+Service+Centre+Addresses?openDocument">http://www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf/byheadline/ASIC+Service+Centre+Addresses?openDocument</a>]
<li>Australian Company Number ("ACN") is a unique 9 digit identifying number assigned by ASIC when a body becomes registered as a company under corporations law.
<li>Australian Registered Body Number ("ARBN") is a unique 9 digit identifying number assigned by ASIC when a body is registered with them other than as a company, for example registrable Australian bodies.<br/>
<li>Australian Business Number ("ABN") is a unique 11 digit identifying number issued to all entities registered in the Australian Business Register (ABR).
<li>All other trading names (including companies) MUST be verified against the National Names Index and/or Australian Business Register, where the status MUST be 'Registered' or 'Active' respectively.
<li>Officeholder applicants (directors or preferably secretary) MUST be verified in an "ASIC Company Extract" (obtained for a fee reclaimable from the applicant by the OA from an ASIC Service Center or ASIC Information Broker) or "Credit File" from a "Credit Reporting Agency".
<li>Any other applicant MUST prove that they are duly authorised to sign on behalf of the entity (for example via delegation and/or under replacible rules) to the satisfaction of the OA, for approval by the AO.
<li>Trust applications MUST be made by the trustee.
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<li>Government Body & Intrumentality applications MUST be made by a duly authorised person and the relevant authorisation must accompany the application.
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<li>Club & Association applications MUST be made by the secretary of the club or association.
