A company address dispute with ASIC does not answer the creditor demand
Distinguish an ASIC complaint about unauthorised or inaccurate registered-office information from the legal response to a creditor demand, avoiding reliance on register correction as relief.
Corporate Recovery Partners
01 / 06
Two problems can arrive together
You believe a company address was recorded incorrectly and report the problem to ASIC. A creditor also relies on that address when sending a demand. Keep the administrative enquiry and the legal response separate. An acknowledgement of your report does not tell you what must happen in relation to the demand or whether a court step is required.
Identify the company, address field, recorded information and why you say it is wrong. Supply supporting records through the appropriate process. Distinguish a disputed notification from a genuine change that was never lodged. Do not make an unsupported accusation about who caused the error, and keep a copy of what you actually submitted.
ASIC explains that its corporate register records company notifications and that its ability to change the register is limited. That makes it important to obtain advice about the specific remedy needed. Do not assume a complaint automatically corrects historical information, determines service or restrains the creditor while an enquiry is considered.
Imagine a hypothetical owner who learns a former address is still recorded and receives a statutory demand forwarded from that address. The owner emails ASIC and expects that to resolve everything. A lawyer instead needs the demand and delivery evidence immediately, alongside the address dispute. The example illustrates separate tasks; it does not predict whether the address objection will succeed.
Give the lawyer the ASIC submission reference, response and supporting material, with any pending requests clearly marked. Give the corporate-records adviser instructions about correcting genuine errors through the proper process. Avoid sending different factual versions to each. If new evidence arrives, preserve it and update the lawyer rather than assuming the regulator will communicate with the creditor for you.
Record what ASIC has actually confirmed and what remains unresolved. Separately record the legal advice and action concerning the demand. Treat a register update as evidence of that administrative event, not a general release from the debt or proceedings. Keeping these outcomes distinct prevents a routine enquiry from becoming a reason to miss an urgent legal response.
