The Australian government data can be accessed openly through data.gov.au. The public data published by any level of a government agency can be accessed by anyone. This data is valuable for economic growth, service delivery improvement, and policy outcome transformation. Not only would you find government data in the ASIC datasets, but data and datasets that are publicly funded from private institutes that are of public interest can also be found in the ASIC dataset. Apart from freely available datasets, Data.gov.au now offers information regarding unpublished data and data that may be purchased. Many of the data sets can be visualized using the in-built mapping tools. Datasets that contain a geospatial field (such as latitude and longitude) can be mapped and viewed on National Map.

Data.gov.au offers the following twelve datasets for download:

Company Register

It is required that all companies in Australia update their details on ASIC’s Company Register. The information can be accessed by the public through the ASIC website. The information contained in this dataset are; Company Name, Australian Company Number (ACN), Type, Class, Sub Class, Status, Date of Registration, Previous State of Registration (where applicable), State Registration Number (where applicable), Modified since the last report, Current Name Indicator, Australian Business Number (ABN), Current Name and Current Name Start Date.

Business Names Register

It is required that all companies in Australia update their details on ASIC’s Business Name Register. The information included in the downloadable dataset is Business Name, Status, Date of Registration, Date of Cancellation, Renewal Date, Former State Number (where applicable), Previous State of Registration, and Australian Business Number (ABN).

Financial Advisers Register SMSF

It is required that Australian Financial Services Licensees update their details on ASIC’s Financial Advisers Register. The information contained in this dataset are; Adviser name, Adviser number, Adviser role, Adviser subtype, Adviser role status, Adviser ABN, Year first provided advice, License name, license number, license ABN, license controlled by, Adviser start date, Adviser end date, Adviser CPD failure year, Adviser principal business address suburb, Adviser principal business address State/Territory, Adviser principal business address postcode, Adviser principal business address Country, Appointing representative name, Appointing representative number, Appointing representative ABN, Disciplinary action start date, Disciplinary auction end date, Disciplinary action type, Product authorizations, Qualifications, and Training, Approved qualifications, Memberships, and Further restrictions.

Auditor Register

Australian Self-Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) auditors are required to update their details on ASIC’s registers. The information contained in this dataset are; Register name, SMSF auditor name, auditor number, auditor status, auditor ABN, auditor registration date, auditor suspension commencement date (if applicable), auditor registration end date (if applicable), auditor attribute type, auditor license condition – start date, a short description and long description, auditor capacity- business or firm name, commencement date and auditor principal place of practice- town name, postcode, state of territory location.

Credit Licensee Register

It is required that Australian Credit Licensees maintain their details on ASIC’s registers. The information contained dataset includes; Register Name, Credit licensee number, Credit licensee name, Date license was issued, Date license was ceased (if applicable), Credit licensee status, Credit licensee ABN or ACN (if applicable), AFSL number, Credit license status history, Principal business locality, Principal business state/territory, Principal business postcode, Latitude coordinates, Longitude coordinates, EDRS code, Business name (if applicable) and License authorizations.

Credit Representative Register

It is required that Credit representatives maintain their details on ASIC’s registers. The information contained in the dataset includes; the Register name, Credit representative number, Credit licensee number, Credit representative name, Credit representative ABN or ACN (if applicable), Date commenced, Date ceased (if applicable), Principal business locality (representative), Principal business state/territory (representative), Principal business postcode (representative), EDRS code, Credit representative authorizations and Cross endorsements.

AFS Licensee Register

It is required that Australian Financial Services Licensees maintain their details on ASIC’s registers. The information contained in the dataset includes; Register Name, AFS license number, AFS licensee name, ABN/ACN/ARBN (if applicable), Date license was issued, Pre-FSR role, and Pre-FSR license number (if applicable, Principal business locality, Principal business postcode, Principal business state/territory, Principal business address Country, Latitude coordinates, Longitude coordinates, and license conditions.

AFS Representative Register

It is required that Australian Financial Services Representatives maintain their details on ASIC’s registers. The information contained in the dataset includes; Register Name, Australian Financial Services Representative number, Australian Financial Services license number, Representative name, ABN, Organization Number (e.g ACN), Other roles, Date representative was appointed, Appointment status, Date representative appointment ceased (if applicable), Australian Financial Services Representative’s principal business Address suburb, Australian Financial Services Representative’s principal business Address State/Territory, Australian Financial Services Representative’s principal business Address postcode, Australian Financial Services Representative’s principal business Address Country, Cross endorsements, Authority to appoint other representatives (Yes/No), Appointing authorized representative number (if applicable), Australian Financial Services authorizations, Same authorizations as licensee (Yes/No) and Australian Financial Services Representative related business names.

Auditors Register

It is required that Registered Auditors maintain their details on ASIC’s registers. The information contained in the dataset includes; Register Name, Registered Auditor number, Registered Auditor name, Registered Auditor ACN (if applicable), Register Auditor start date, Registered Auditor status, Registered Auditor suspension date, Principal business town, Principal business state/territory, Principal business postcode, and Principal business address Country.

Registered Liquidators and Official Liquidators Register

It is required that Liquidators maintain their details on ASIC’s registers. The information contained in the dataset includes; the Register name, Registered Liquidator number, Official Liquidator number, Liquidator name, Registered Liquidator start date, Official Liquidator start date, Liquidator status, Liquidator suspension date, Principal business address town, Principal business address state/territory, Principal business address postcode, Principal business address country and Liquidator firm membership.

Banned and Disqualified Persons Register

This dataset provides information on persons that are; disqualified from involvement in the management of a corporation, disqualified from auditing Self-Managed Superannuation Funds (SMSFs), and banned from practicing in the Australian Financial Services (AFS) or credit industry. It also provides information about persons that have been; banned from the AFS or credit industry and banned from the credit industry by a state or territory. The information contained in the dataset includes; Register name, Banned and Disqualified Persons Name, Banned and Disqualified person Type, Banned and Disqualified Persons Document Number, Banned and Disqualified Persons Start Date, Banned and Disqualified Persons End Date, Banned and Disqualified Persons Address Locality, Banned and Disqualified Persons Address State, Banned and Disqualified Persons Address Post Code, Banned and Disqualified Persons Address Country and Banned and Disqualified Persons Comments.

Banned and Disqualified Organizations Register

The dataset contains information on businesses that have been prohibited by a State or Territory from engaging in credit activities, providing financial services, and engaging credit activities. The information contained in the dataset includes; Register name, Banned and Disqualified Organization ACN, Banned and Disqualified Organization Name, Banned and Disqualified Organization Type, Banned and Disqualified Organization URL, Banned and Disqualified Organization Start Date, Banned and Disqualified Organization End Date, and Banned and Disqualified Organization Comment.

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