Other Fees
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Company Services
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Associations
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Business Names
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Make Changes to a Unit Trust
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Searches
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Miscellaneous Services
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Stationery
Company Services
Secretarial Services1
| Alignment of review dates for a group of companies2 | From | 165.00 |
| Annual review2 | From | 176.00 |
| Appoint alternate director3 | From | 132.00 |
| Appointment or resignation of ASIC registered agent or ASIC contact address | From | 55.00 |
| Change of Address | From | 55.00 |
| Change of Auditor | From | 220.00 |
| Change of company name5 | 582.00 | |
| Change to officers3 | From | 88.00 |
| Change to shareholders3 | From | 88.00 |
| Common seal ordered separately | 55.00 | |
| Company name reservation4 | 106.00 | |
| Deregistration4 | 185.00 | |
| Provision of ASIC registered agent or as ASIC contact address6 per annum | From | 165.00 |
| Provision of registered office6 per annum | From | 165.00 |
| Reinstatement2 | From | 253.00 |
| Removal of director3 | From | 275.00 |
| Reconstruction of company register | POA |
1 Sourcing missing information may attract an additional fee.
2 ASIC fees are additional.
3 Additional fees apply for the provision of up-to-date registers.
4 ASIC fees are included.
5 Common seals are an additional $44 (if ordered with your work) or $55 otherwise.
6 Additional fees may be payable for mail forwarding.
Adoption of New Constitution Services
| Change constitution with minutes1 & 2 | From | 264.00 |
| Change constitution with minutes and other changes to officers and/or shareholders1 & 2 | From | 308.00 |
| Constitution with ASX rules | 440.00 | |
| Constitution for a not-for-profit proprietary company1 & 2 | 385.00 | |
| Change to/from sole purpose superannuation fund trustee (includes ASIC notification) | 308.00 |
1 For more than four members and/or more than one class of share on issue, additional fees will apply.
2 If Castle Legal is to provide a tailored constitution, additional fees will apply.
3 If Castle Legal is required to provide a tailored constitution, additional fees will apply.
Foreign Company Services
For a complete listing of all fees related to foreign company services, including specific details on ASIC disbursements, call us on 03 9898 6666.
| Registration of foreign company with ASIC1 | From | $396.00 |
| Provision of a local agent in Australia per annum2 | $297.00 | |
| Provision of registered office in Australia per annum2 | $297.00 | |
| Provision of a resident director in Australia (includes documentation and set up) | First year | $4,950.00 |
| Thereafter | $3,850.00 | |
| Supply of public officer (includes documentation and set-up)2 | First year | $1,650.00 |
| Thereafter | $1,100.00 | |
| Preparation and lodgement of ASIC Form 405 or 406 annual return1 | From | $220.00 |
| Changes to company details – prepared and lodged by Castle1 | For the first change, from | $ 88.00 |
| For each additional change in the same order | $ 33.00 | |
| Lodgement of documents with ASIC – if not prepared by Castle1 | For the first document | $ 66.00 |
| For each additional change in the same order | $ 33.00 | |
| Notarisation of documents | From | $1,100.00 |
| Non-standard support | Per hour | $220.00 |
1 ASIC fees are additional.
2 Additional fees may be payable for mail forwarding.
Capital Restructures
| Capital reduction1 & 2 | From | 440.00 |
| Share buyback1 – agreement included for first shareholder only – additional agreements $176 each | From | 627.00 |
| Share buyback1 agreement excluded | From | 451.00 |
| Conversion of shares to another class1 | From | 385.00 |
| Creation of new class of share1 & 3 | From | 385.00 |
| Share division or consolidation1 | From | 385.00 |
| Redemption of redeemable preference shares1 | From | 220.00 |
| Financial assistance | From | 583.00 |
1 For more than four members and/or more than one class of share in issue, additional fees will apply.
2 For a sole member, the fee is $220.00.
3 If Castle Legal is required to provide a tailored constitution, additional fees will apply.
Status Change
| Migration from one company type to another company type1, 2 & 3 e.g. migrating a pty ltd to a public company limited by shares and vice versa, etc |
From | 770.00 |
| Migration from an association to a public company limited by guarantee1, 2, 3 & 4 | From | 880.00 |
| Change to/from sole purpose superannuation fund trustee3 | From | 308.00 |
1 ASIC fees and other disbursements additional.
2 For more than four members and/or more than one class of share in issue, additional fees will apply.
3 If Castle Legal is required to provide tailored constitution or rules, additional fees will apply.
4 CAV fees are additional.
Victorian Associations
| Incorporation with Model Rules1 | 385.00 | |
| Incorporation with non-Model Rules1 & 3 | 385.00 | |
| Changes to members and committee members | 220.00 | |
| Change of name1 | From | 242.00 |
| Adoption of new rules and purposes1 & 3 | From | 242.00 |
| Register as an Australian registrable body2 | From | 770.00 |
| Winding up1 | 330.00 |
1 CAV fees are additional.
2 ASIC fees are additional.
3 If Castle Legal is required to provide non-model rules, additional fees will apply.
Business Names
| Business name registration1 | 77.00 | |
| Change of details | 77.00 | |
| Renewal of business name registration1 | 66.00 | |
| Transfer of ownership of business name1 | 99.00 | |
| Cancellation of business name | 77.00 | |
| Application for ASIC key | From | 44.00 |
1 ASIC registration fee additional – $37 for one year; $87 for three years.
Unit Trust Secretarial Services
| Issue of units1 & 2 up to four unit holders | From | 165.00 |
| Transfers of units1 & 2 up to four transfers | From | 165.00 |
| Redemption of units1 & 2 up to four unit holders | From | 165.00 |
| Division/consolidation of units1 & 2 up to four unit holders | From | 165.00 |
1 Additional fees apply for the provision of up-to-date registers.
2 For more than four issues, transfers, redemptions, divisions or consolidations, additional fees will apply.
Searches
| Fee for first search1 | 66.00 | |
| Fee for each additional search in the same order 1 | 11.00 |
1 Search disbursements are additional.
Miscellaneous Services
| Reprint of work | From | 55.00 |
| Preparation of ASIC form 492 | From | 55.00 |
| ABN applications1 | 220.00 | |
| Handling an ABN application rejection1 | 275.00 | |
| Stamping of deed interstate2 | 55.00 | |
| Supply documents in PDF3 | From | 44.00 |
| Lodgements at ASIC, SRO or CAV – Victoria or interstate | From | 55.00 |
1 Due to the time it takes to complete the application/handle the rejection, these fees are non-refundable, even if your ABN application is rejected.
2 A stamp duty handling fee of $44.00 for NSW, $88.00 for Northern Territory, and $66.00 for deeds stamped in jurisdictions other than Victoria will apply in addition to the applicable interstate stamp duty fees if you wish Castle to stamp deeds.
3 PDFs are supplied without charge when requested with your order.
Stationery
If you are interested in purchasing stationery from us (for example, binders or dividers), please contact us on 03 9898 6666 or castle@castlecorp.com.au and we will be happy to give you a quote.
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