Website accessibility

Our website aims to meet Level AA success criteria from the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

Assistive technologies

Our website is optimised to use assistive technologies like screen readers, magnifiers, navigation switches and speech recognition software.

Browsers and devices

Our website works with modern web browsers. It uses responsive web design that adjusts to fit the size and type of device you use. For example, smartphone, tablet or desktop.

Purpose of this website

The Australian Business Registry Services (ABRS) website shares information and services free of charge for the benefit of the public. We monitor the quality of the information on this website and update it regularly.

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About our privacy policy

Our ABRS privacy policy seeks to:

• explain our personal information handling practices
• make our operations more transparent
• give you a better and more complete understanding of the personal information we hold and how we deal with that information.

We review our privacy policy regularly and publish it here. If you would like a copy of our privacy policy in another form, or you want to give feedback, you can contact us.

Using your director ID

Once you've received your director ID, keep it safe until you need to use it.

If you're a director under the:

Online application

The fastest way to receive your director ID is to apply online.

To complete your online application, you need the following information to verify your identity:

You can check our Top questions when applying for a director ID for more information. If you need additional support to contact us, see accessibility.

On 28 August 2023, The Hon Stephen Jones MP, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services, announced the cessation of the MBR program following an independent review completed in July.

The director identification number (director ID) initiative is still administered by the ABRS.