Company Officeholder User Guide: How to change company details – change to special purpose status
How to change company details – change to special purpose status
Complete this transaction within 28 days of commencement of the company operating as a special purpose company.
You will need to sign in to your online account before you begin. 
Once logged in, select 'start new form' in the left hand menu.
From the list of available forms, select '484'.
Select 'change to special purpose company status'.
•	Select 'next' to continue.
Enter the date of change.
•	Select the 'status type'.
•	Select 'next' to continue.
Depending on which status you applied, an explanation is provided including the section of the Corporations Act 2011 under which your special purpose applies. Please read this information carefully. 
•	Confirm the company complies with the declaration by selecting 'yes'. 
•	Select 'next' to continue.
Select 'yes' to complete the declaration when you are satisfied the document is being lodged within the terms and conditions of ASIC’s Electronic Lodgement Protocol.
•	Select 'submit' to lodge the form with ASIC.
The lodgement process is not instantaneous – it may take some time to process.
If the form is accepted by ASIC, it will appear in 'forms submitted'.
If the form is not accepted, it will appear in 'forms in progress'.  You will need to select it and correct the errors, before resubmitting the form.
Your transaction has now been submitted.
•	Select 'next' to continue.
Please note, the system may occasionally present an additional form submission screen at this point.  If this is the case, continue to select 'next' to finalise this transaction.
Published by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Last updated in October 2014