Overview
The Occupier's Consent is a document that confirms the company has obtained written consent to use the occupier's premises as its Registered Office Address.
Example: BGL corporate solutions (BGL) is the registered agent for ABC Pty Ltd (ABC).
ABC wishes to use BGL's address as its Registered Office Address.
There must be written consent from BGL that it has allowed ABC to use its address as it's Registered Office Address.
ASIC can require a company to produce this consent at any time.
If this consent cannot be provided, it will be classified as an offence of strict liability.
See Corporations Act 2001 - Sect 143 and Corporations Act 2001 - Sect 100 for more information.
Excerpt from Section 100(1)(d) of the Corporations Act 2001
(d) where the notice or application relates to the address or situation of an office of a body corporate and the address specified in accordance with paragraph (a) is the address of premises that are not to be occupied by the body corporate--must include a written statement to the effect that the person who occupies those premises has consented in writing to the address being specified in the notice or application and has not withdrawn that consent.
Navigation
| From the Main Toolbar, go to Company. | |
| Select the Company from the list. | |
| Select Addresses |
Click New Address +
Instructions
Select Registered Office Address.
CAS 360 will display the Registered Office Address screen.
| Field | Explanation |
|---|---|
| New Address | In the New Address field, begin typing the new Address. CAS 360 will begin searching the Global Address screen for the Address. If the Address has not been previously added to the Global addresses screen, click + Add New to add a new Address. |
| Effective Date | The date of the address change |
| Is the premises occupied by someone other than the company? |
Select CAS 360 will begin searching the Global Contact screen for the occupier. If the occupier has not been previously added to the Global Contact screen, click + Add New to add a new contact. |
Click Save
Forms Prepared
CAS 360 will display the Document Production screen and automatically select the documents required:
- Directors Meeting Minute or Resolution
- Change of Company Details Form 484 (signed and electronic)
- Occupier's Consent (if an Office Occupier was entered)
How to Change the Firm Representative Appearing on Forms
If you have selected a company, entity, or joint contact as the office occupier, CAS 360 uses the representative associated with that contact to sign lines on forms, including the Occupier’s Consent documents.
To update which representative/signatory appears on these forms:
- From the Main Toolbar, go to Contacts and select Global Contacts.
- Search for and select the company, entity, or joint contact whose representative you want to update.
- In the contact’s details screen, click Add Representatives (or edit existing ones).
- In the Representatives field, select the contact that should be the new representative.
See How do I add, edit or remove representatives for a joint member or company contact?