Company Officeholder User Guide: How to appoint or cease a registered agent
How to appoint or cease a registered agent
Complete this transaction when you want to inform ASIC that you have appointed or ceased a registered agent for your company.
You must have your registered agent's registered agent number.
You must have signed a paper copy of the Form 362 indicating the appointment or cessation, and this must be held by the registered agent.
Note that by appointing a registered agent, you are authorising ASIC to provide correspondence and details relating to your company, to your agent or their nominee.  This includes invoice statements, annual review documentation, company corporate key details, and other correspondence.
You will need to log in to your online account before you begin.
Step 1
Once logged in, select 'start new form' in the left hand menu.
Step 2
From the list of available forms, select '362'.
For how to submit a Form 362 Appointment of a registered agent, go to step 3.
For how to submit a Form 362 Cessation of a registered agent, go to step 5.
Step 3
Enter the number of the agent to be appointed.
•	Select the appointment button.
•	Select 'next' to continue.
Step 4
Review the agent details.
•	Select 'yes' to confirm the information displayed is correct.
•	Select 'next' to continue and go to step 7.
Step 5
Enter the number of the agent to be ceased.
•	Select the 'cessation' button.
•	Select 'next' to continue.
Step 6
Review the agent details.
•	Select 'yes' to confirm the information displayed is correct.
•	Select 'next' to continue.
Step 7
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.
Step 8
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