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You may require an Australian Business Number (ABN) if you are operating a business, organisation or enterprise in Australia. An ABN is a single identifier for all business dealings with the Australian Taxation Office and other government departments and agencies.

Categories:

All Businesses, General Taxation Requirements and Registrations

Descriptive Name:

Register your Business to Receive an Identifier for Business Dealings

Published by:

Australian Government - Australian Taxation Office

Service Type:

Licence

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If you operate a business that sells, leases or hires goods or services to consumers, you will need to comply with the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).

Categories:

All Businesses, Consumer Protection

Descriptive Name:

Comply with the Australian Consumer Law

Published by:

Australian Government - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Service Type:

Regulatory Obligation

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You must comply with the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) if you intend to collect and use the personal information of individuals in a business capacity. Subject to some exceptions, the APPs apply to:

Categories:

All Businesses, Privacy

Descriptive Name:

Collect, Use and Disclose the Personal Information of Individuals

Published by:

Australian Government - Attorney-General's Department

Service Type:

Code of Practice

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You need a director identification number (director ID) if you're a director of a company, registered Australian body, registered foreign company or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation.

Categories:

All Businesses, Business Registration and Structure

Descriptive Name:

Identification Number for Company Directors

Published by:

Australian Government - Australian Business Registry Services

Service Type:

Regulatory Obligation

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If you are an employer you have an obligation to pay superannuation contributions on behalf of all your eligible employees, in addition to their wages and salaries. This compulsory superannuation guarantee requires you to:

Categories:

All Businesses, Employing Staff or Contractors

Descriptive Name:

Information for Business Super Contributions

Published by:

Australian Government - Australian Taxation Office

Service Type:

Regulatory Obligation

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You need this licence to play copyrighted music at your fitness or wellbeing facility or when instructing clients in fitness.

This licence allows you to play music in classes, background music and music videos.

Categories:

Music in your Business

Descriptive Name:

Play Music in a Gym, Fitness Centre, or Fitness Class

Published by:

Australian Government - Australasian Performing Right Association

Service Type:

Licence

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Goods and services tax (GST) is a broad-based tax of 10% on most goods, services and other items sold or consumed in Australia.

You must register for GST:

Categories:

All Businesses, General Taxation Requirements and Registrations

Descriptive Name:

Register for GST

Published by:

Australian Government - Australian Taxation Office

Service Type:

Licence

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Incorporation allows associations to establish a corporate identity and provides legal status in return for accepting certain legal responsibilities. An incorporated association has the benefits of limited liability, can enter into contracts, and can sue and be sued.

Categories:

All Businesses, Business Registration and Structure

Descriptive Name:

Incorporate an Association

Published by:

New South Wales - Department of Customer Service

Service Type:

Licence

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You may need this registration if you intend to carry on a business in Australia.

You must register your business name unless you trade under:

• your own individual name
• all the individual names of the partners in a partnership

Categories:

All Businesses, Business Names

Descriptive Name:

Register a Business Name

Published by:

Australian Government - Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Service Type:

Licence

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You may need this registration if you are responsible for the management or control of an item of plant at a workplace. Plant includes:

• any machinery, equipment, appliance, container, pressure vessel, boiler, implement and tool

Categories:

All Businesses, Plant, Products and Equipment

Descriptive Name:

Register Plant Items with a Higher Level of Risk of Harm

Published by:

New South Wales - Department of Customer Service

Service Type:

Licence

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You will need this registration if you intend to operate a business as a company in Australia. An Australian public or proprietary company comes into existence when it is registered by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).

Categories:

All Businesses, Business Registration and Structure

Descriptive Name:

Operate a Company in Australia

Published by:

Australian Government - Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Service Type:

Licence

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You will need to register for payroll tax if you are an employer and your total Australian wages exceed the relevant monthly threshold.

Payroll tax is a state tax that is calculated on wages paid or payable.

Categories:

All Businesses, General Taxation Requirements and Registrations

Descriptive Name:

Pay Payroll Tax

Published by:

New South Wales - Department of Customer Service

Service Type:

Licence

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You will need this registration if you intend to form a co-operative. A co-operative is an organisation owned and controlled by its members that operates primarily for economic, social or cultural benefit of its members.

Categories:

All Businesses, Business Registration and Structure

Descriptive Name:

Operate a Co-operative

Published by:

New South Wales - Department of Customer Service

Service Type:

Licence

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You will need to be registered to operate as a limited partnership or an incorporated limited partnership. A partnership is an entity comprised of 2 or more people that jointly carries on business for profit.

Categories:

All Businesses, Business Registration and Structure

Descriptive Name:

Limited Partnership / Incorporated Limited Partnership Registration

Published by:

New South Wales - Department of Customer Service

Service Type:

Licence

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You will need to comply with work health and safety requirements if you operate a business or workplace. Persons conducting a business or enterprise are under a duty to provide for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of workers and

Categories:

All Businesses, Workplace Health and Safety

Descriptive Name:

Comply with Health and Safety Requirements

Published by:

New South Wales - Department of Customer Service

Service Type:

Regulatory Obligation

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You may need this certificate for employment, occupation-related licensing, registration, voluntary work, immigration or other related purposes. It provides a summary of your offender history in Australia.

Categories:

All Businesses, Employing Staff or Contractors

Descriptive Name:

Request a Federal Criminal History / Police Check

Published by:

Australian Government - Australian Federal Police

Service Type:

Licence

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You will require a licence if you are a business that intends to copy or communicate third party copyright text and images including newspapers, magazines, journals, books or websites.

Categories:

All Businesses, Copyright and Publishing

Descriptive Name:

Commercial Licensing

Published by:

Australian Government - Copyright Agency Limited (CAL)

Service Type:

Licence

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A lease of Crown Land gives exclusive use over a particular piece of land for a specified term and purpose. Generally, leases are sought over Crown Land where longer-term security is important, such as for commercial purposes.

Categories:

All Businesses, Environmental Location

Descriptive Name:

Freehold Title for Occupation of Crown Land for Commercial Purposes

Published by:

New South Wales - Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure

Service Type:

Licence

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You will need this licence if you intend to drive a motor vehicle on public roads. Licences vary depending on the class of vehicle you intend to drive. Classes of vehicle include:

• cars
• motorcycles
• light rigid vehicles

Categories:

All Businesses, Motor Vehicles

Descriptive Name:

Drive a Motor Vehicle

Published by:

New South Wales - Transport for NSW

Service Type:

Licence

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Employers must give every new employee one or more information statements when they start work.

All new employees must receive the Fair Work Information Statement, regardless of their employment type.

If the employee is:

Categories:

All Businesses, Employing Staff or Contractors

Descriptive Name:

Provide Fair Work Information Statements to Each New Employee

Published by:

Australian Government - Fair Work Ombudsman

Service Type:

Regulatory Obligation

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You will need this licence if you intend to occupy Crown Land for a specified purpose and term.

Please note that a licence over Crown Land does not give you exclusive use and possession of the land.

Categories:

All Businesses, Environmental Location

Descriptive Name:

Use or Occupy Crown Land for a Specific Purpose

Published by:

New South Wales - Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure

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Licence

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You will be required to comply with these National Employment Standards (NES) if you are an employer. The NES are ten minimum standards of employment entitlements for employees covered by the national workplace relations system.

Categories:

All Businesses, Employing Staff or Contractors

Descriptive Name:

Guidelines for Employers Employing Employees

Published by:

Australian Government - Fair Work Ombudsman

Service Type:

Code of Practice

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You may need this check if you intend to apply for employment, licensing, volunteering, adoption or probity purposes. Please note that there are different kinds of checks for different occupations and activities.

Categories:

All Businesses, Employing Staff or Contractors

Descriptive Name:

Application for Criminal History / Police Check

Published by:

New South Wales - Department of Communities and Justice

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Licence

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If you intend to undertake any on-site plumbing and drainage work, you must notify NSW Fair Trading (or a relevant delegated authority) to provide them with an opportunity to inspect the work to ensure that it meets the required standards.

Categories:

All Businesses, Building and Construction

Descriptive Name:

Undertake On-site Plumbing and Drainage Work

Published by:

New South Wales - Department of Customer Service

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Licence

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You must register any vehicle (including trailers, caravans and motorcycles) that you intend to drive or tow on public roads. You may register a vehicle as an individual or in the name of an incorporated organisation.

Categories:

All Businesses, Motor Vehicles

Descriptive Name:

Register a Car, Trailer, Bike, Van or Truck

Published by:

New South Wales - Transport for NSW

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Licence

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You must comply with this rule if you intend to collect an individual's tax file number (TFN) information. This rule regulates the collection, storage, use, disclosure, security and disposal of TFN information with the goal of ensuring the

Categories:

All Businesses, Employing Staff or Contractors

Descriptive Name:

National Rules to Protect Privacy of Tax File Number Information

Published by:

Australian Government - Attorney-General's Department

Service Type:

Code of Practice

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You will need to comply with these requirements if you intend to operate as a private water supplier. Private water suppliers supplies people with drinking water from an independent water supply.

Categories:

Water and Sewerage Services

Descriptive Name:

Operate as a Private Supply Water

Published by:

New South Wales - NSW Ministry of Health

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Regulatory Obligation

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You may need this registration if you intend to establish an exclusive brand for your business or distinguish your goods or services from those of other businesses.

Categories:

All Businesses, Protecting your Ideas

Descriptive Name:

Trade Mark Goods or Services

Published by:

Australian Government - Department of Industry, Science and Resources

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Licence

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You must register if your entity is a 'foreign company' that intends to carry on business in Australia.  A 'foreign company' is generally a company registered outside Australia.

Categories:

All Businesses, Foreign Investment

Descriptive Name:

Carry on Business as a Foreign Company in Australia

Published by:

Australian Government - Australian Securities and Investments Commission

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Licence

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You will require this registration if you have an obligation to collect tax from payments you make to employees and some businesses. You are required to withhold tax if any of the following apply:

• you have employees

Categories:

All Businesses, General Taxation Requirements and Registrations

Descriptive Name:

Withhold Tax from Employees

Published by:

Australian Government - Australian Taxation Office

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Licence

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You are required to pay Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) if you provide any benefit to an employee or an employees' associate (e.g. a family member, etc).

Categories:

All Businesses, General Taxation Requirements and Registrations

Descriptive Name:

Offer Benefits to Employees or Staff

Published by:

Australian Government - Australian Taxation Office

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Licence

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If you employ or plan to employ working holiday makers with either a visa subclass 417 or 462, you must register as an employer of working holiday makers before making the first payment to them.

Categories:

All Businesses, Employing Staff or Contractors

Descriptive Name:

Employ Visa-Holders Classed as Working Holiday Makers

Published by:

Australian Government - Australian Taxation Office

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Licence

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You will be required to comply with this code if you operate a small business. A small business is defined as any business with fewer than 15 employees. This is calculated on a simple headcount of all employees who are employed on a regular and systematic basis.

Categories:

All Businesses, Employing Staff or Contractors

Descriptive Name:

Operate a Small Business

Published by:

Australian Government - Fair Work Commission

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Code of Practice

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You will need this licence to reproduce (i.e. dub or copy) music or sound recordings controlled by any of the members of the Australian Record Industry Association Limited (ARIA).

Categories:

Copyright and Publishing

Descriptive Name:

Australian Record Industry Association Limited Licence

Published by:

Australian Government - Australian Record Industry Association Limited (ARIA)

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Licence

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You will need to register for a tax file number (TFN) if you intend to work and earn a wage in Australia or operate a company in Australia and pay wages to staff.

Categories:

All Businesses, General Taxation Requirements and Registrations

Descriptive Name:

Apply for a TFN for Business

Published by:

Australian Government - Australian Taxation Office

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Licence

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You must have a workers compensation insurance policy if you employ or hire workers on a regular, casual or contract basis.

Generally, a worker is someone who receives wages or commission, regardless of the number of hours worked

Categories:

All Businesses, Employing Staff or Contractors

Descriptive Name:

Handout Workers Compensation Requirements

Published by:

New South Wales - Department of Customer Service

Service Type:

Advisory Material

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You need this licence to use copyrighted music within your workplace or as telephone on hold music for your business or organisation.

This licence covers the use of music in:

• staff recreation and lunchroom areas

Categories:

Music in your Business

Descriptive Name:

Play Copyrighted Music At Your Workplace and on Hold

Published by:

Australian Government - Australasian Performing Right Association

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Licence

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You must comply with the reporting requirement of the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 if you operate a business where you employ, in total across your corporate structure, 100 or more employees.

Categories:

All Businesses, Employing Staff or Contractors

Descriptive Name:

Guidelines for Organisations Reporting Under Gender Equality Law

Published by:

Australian Government - Workplace Gender Equality Agency

Service Type:

Code of Practice