Legal person defined

Last updated 20 May 2025

Supplier account

A legal person includes:

● an individual recognised by law as a legal person, or

● a group of people recognised by law to act as one individual.

If you are applying for a System Registry account your account name should represent a legal person, and, in the case of a company with an  Company Registration Number (CRN), must match the name on the CRN register. Examples of legal and non-legal entities are listed below.

Individuals

● Roger Smith (not R Smith)

● Joon and Julie McGregor (not Mr & Mrs McGregor)

● Susan McIntyre and Rosemary Sprinkle

Corporation/Company

Must have an CRN and must match CRN register

● Green Building Pty Ltd

● Green Infrastructure Limited

Government entities

● Must be established by the legislation of the country

Others

Include entities registered (but not established) pursuant to the legislation of the country.

● For example, trade unions

Non legal

Cannot become registered

● Businesses (with an Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) but no CRN)

● Trusteeships

● Partnerships

● Trading names

Non-legal entities can also apply for an account as long as there is a legal name in the account name. Account names which include the name of a non-legal person should begin with the name of the legal person, followed by the non-legal entity, for example:

● Solar Works Pty Ltd trading as Gecko Solar

● Joon Smith acting as trustee for The Bloggs Family Trust, or

● Joon and Cynthia Smith (J and C Smith Partnership).