Section 149 — Corporations Act 2001: Acceptable abbreviations

(1) The abbreviations set out in the following table may be used: (a) instead of words that this Act requires to be part of a company’s name or to be included in a document or on a company’s common seal; and (b) instead of words that are part of a company’s name; and (c) with or without full stops. Acceptable abbreviations [operative table] Word Abbreviation 1 Company Co or Coy 2 Proprietary Pty 3 Limited Ltd 4 No Liability NL 5 Australian Aust 6 Number No 7 and & 8 Australian Company Number ACN 9 Australian Business Number ABN (2) If a company’s name includes any of these abbreviations, the word corresponding to the abbreviation may be used instead.