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- CAcert Organisation Assurance Program sub-policy for Australia
+ CAcert Organisation Assurance Program sub-policy for Australia
Author(s): Sam Johnston
- Creation date: WIP 2008-03-18 V0.4
- Status: WIP 2008-03-XXX
+ Creation date: WIP 2008-03-18 V0.5
+ Status: WIP 2008-03-XXX
Date next status: changes expected in April 2008.
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This sub-policy is applicable to:
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- Australian legal entities:
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- Sole Traders
- Partnerships
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2.1 Organisation
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- For sole traders operating under their own name business name registration is OPTIONAL.
- Applicants MUST be a valid legal entity but MAY have an arbitrary number of registered trading names.
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2.2 Records
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- - Digital Signatures MAY be accepted in Australia under the Electronic Transactions Act(s).
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+ - Digital Signatures MAY be accepted in Australia under the Electronic Transactions Act 2000.
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+ - Statutory Declarations MAY be accepted in support of other documentary evidence.
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+ - 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).
2.3 Application Form
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- - The licensing authority MUST be specified as 'ASIC' (for companies and trusts) or a state office of fair trading (for sole traders and partnerships).
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+ - 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).
- Any applicable organisation identifiers (ACN/ABN/ARBN) MUST be specified where applicable (not required for sole traders operating under their own name).
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3.1 Registries
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- - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ("ACCC") [http://www.accc.gov.au/]
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- - State offices of fair trading [http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/325459]
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+ - AusRegistry [http://www.ausregistry.com.au/]
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+ - .au ccTLD WHOIS [http://whois.ausregistry.net.au/]
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission ("ASIC") [http://www.asic.gov.au/]
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- National Names Index [http://www.search.asic.gov.au/gns001.html]
+ - Australian state offices of fair trading [http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/325459]
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+ - ACT Office of Fair Trading (OFT) [http://www.fairtrading.act.gov.au/]
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+ - NT Consumer Affairs [http://www.nt.gov.au/justice/consaffairs/]
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+ - NSW Office of Fair Trading (OFT) [http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au]
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+ - QLD Office of Fair Trading (OFT) [http://www.fairtrading.qld.gov.au]
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+ - SA Office of Fair Trading (OFT) [http://www.ocba.sa.gov.au]
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+ - TAS Office of Fair Trading (OFT) [http://www.consumer.tas.gov.au/]
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+ - VIC Office of Fair Trading (OFT) [http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au]
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+ - WA Department of Consumer and Employment Protection (DOCEP) [http://www.docep.wa.gov.au]
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- Australian Taxation Office ("ATO") [http://www.ato.gov.au/]
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- Australian Business Register ("ABR") [http://www.abr.business.gov.au/]
- - AusRegistry [http://www.ausregistry.com.au/]
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- - .au ccTLD WHOIS [http://whois.ausregistry.net.au/]
+ - Credit Reporting Agencies
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+ - Dun & Bradstreet (Australia) [http://www.dnb.com.au/]
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+ - Veda Advantage [http://www.vedaadvantage.com/]
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3.2 Agents
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- - ASIC
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+ - ASIC
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- ASIC Information Brokers [http://www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf/byheadline/Information+brokers?openDocument]
- ASIC Service Centers [http://www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf/byheadline/ASIC+Service+Centre+Addresses?openDocument]
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3.3 Identifiers
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- 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.
- 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.
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3.4 Documents
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- ASIC Company Extract
+ - Credit File
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4. Processes
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4.1 Assurance
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- Each person listed in an application MUST be individually assured and referenced by a confirmed email.
- Sole traders operating under their own name MAY be automatically approved without further checks.
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- Partnership applicants MUST additionally be verified in the register as a current individual member and SHOULD be a managing partner.
- Company applications MUST be made by an individual who is duly authorised to sign on behalf of the company:
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- - Officeholder applicants (directors or preferably secretary) MUST be verified in an "ASIC Company Extract" which is to be obtained for a fee (reclaimable from the applicant) by the OA from an ASIC Service Center or ASIC Information Broker.
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+ - 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".
- 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.