Section 601DA — Corporations Act 2001: Reserving a name

(1) A person may lodge an application in the prescribed form with ASIC to reserve a name for a registrable Australian body or a foreign company. If the name is available, ASIC must reserve it. Note: For available names, see section 601DC. (2) The reservation lasts for 2 months from the date when the application was lodged. An applicant may ask ASIC in writing for an extension of the reservation during a period that the name is reserved, and ASIC may extend the reservation for 2 months. (3) ASIC must cancel a reservation if the applicant asks ASIC in writing to do so.