Company Officeholder User Guide: Notification of resolution (change of company name)
Notification of resolution (change of company name)
Complete this transaction when members of the company have passed a special resolution to change the company name.
You must use the current, valid ACN and name of the company.
The company must be an Australian company and have a status of registered. 
You must submit this form within 14 days of the date of the meeting at which the resolution was passed.
You will need to log 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 '205A'.
Enter the date of the meeting.
•	Select whether the resolution is set out below, or in an attachment.
•	If the resolution is to be set out below, enter the details of the resolution in the space provided.
•	Confirm if the name is being changed to the company ACN.
•	Confirm if the proposed name is identical to a registered business name.
Note that if you select 'yes' to this question, you will be required to enter the details of the registered business name in a later screen.
•	Select 'next' to continue.
Insert the proposed name of the company.
•	From the drop-down list, select the legal element you wish to apply to the company name.
•	Select 'next' to continue.
Carefully review the new company name.  If you realise it is not correct after submission, the company will have to:
o	pass a new special resolution
o	submit a new Form 205A, and
o	pay another lodgment fee to change the company name.
•	Select 'yes' or 'no' to confirm if the new company name is correct. 
•	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.
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.
Once the form has been accepted by ASIC, the Certificate of Change of Company Name will be delivered electronically to your ASIC inbox as a Form RC05.
If the proposed name is NOT accepted or available, a rejection notice will be issued electronically to your inbox.
•	Select 'next' to continue.
The invoice amount for this transaction is now displayed.
Select 'print' to open the invoice in PDF format to enable you to print it.  Alternatively, you can save the PDF to print later.
Select 'next' to continue and finalise this transaction.
Published by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Last updated in October 2014