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The Profession

The Profession

Eight pillars, with account workspaces separated below.

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  • ABN Lookup

    Registers & searchable records

    Free public search of the Australian Business Register for ABN status, GST registration and trading names.

    Jurisdiction: Federal

    Pricing model
    Per search or free
    Deployment
    Cloud
    Verified14 August 2026
  • The Commonwealth's merits review tribunal and successor to the AAT. Now carries migration, veterans' entitlements, NDIS, social security and taxation review, and the former Immigration Assessment Authority functions.

    Jurisdiction: Federal

    Court level
    Tribunal
    Filing portal
    ART online application
    Verified18 September 2026
  • ASIC registers

    Registers & searchable records

    ASIC's public search across company, business name, professional, banned and disqualified persons and financial adviser registers.

    Jurisdiction: Federal

    Pricing model
    Per search or free
    Deployment
    Cloud
    Verified14 August 2026
  • Attorney-General's Department (Commonwealth)

    Government departments & agencies

    The Commonwealth department responsible for the legal system, including judicial and statutory appointment processes.

    Jurisdiction: Federal

    Type of body
    Government department or statutory body
    Verified22 September 2026
  • AUSTRAC

    Regulators & complaints bodies

    Australia's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulator and financial intelligence unit.

    Jurisdiction: Federal

    Type of body
    Commonwealth regulator or statutory authority
    Verified23 September 2026
  • The national competition and consumer protection regulator.

    Jurisdiction: Federal

    Type of body
    Commonwealth regulator or statutory authority
    Verified23 September 2026
  • Reviews certain decisions of the ACCC and authorises conduct under the competition provisions.

    Jurisdiction: Federal

    Court level
    Tribunal
    Filing portal
    eLodgment
    Verified18 September 2026
  • The external dispute resolution scheme for financial services complaints. Not a tribunal — a scheme, and the distinction matters.

    Jurisdiction: Federal

    Type of body
    Commonwealth regulator or statutory authority
    Verified14 August 2026
  • Australian Financial Security Authority

    Regulators & complaints bodies

    Administers personal insolvency and maintains the National Personal Insolvency Index.

    Jurisdiction: Federal

    Type of body
    Commonwealth regulator or statutory authority
    Verified23 September 2026
  • Australian Human Rights Commission

    Regulators & complaints bodies

    The national human rights body, which conciliates discrimination complaints before they proceed to court.

    Jurisdiction: Federal

    Type of body
    Commonwealth regulator or statutory authority
    Verified22 September 2026
  • The law reform body for Federal. Publishes references, consultation papers and reports, and accepts public submissions on open inquiries.

    Jurisdiction: Federal

    Type of body
    Law reform body
    Verified22 September 2026
  • Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

    Regulators & complaints bodies

    The prudential regulator for banking, insurance and superannuation.

    Jurisdiction: Federal

    Type of body
    Commonwealth regulator
    Verified14 August 2026
  • The corporate, markets, financial services and consumer credit regulator. Operates the company and business name registers.

    Jurisdiction: Federal

    Type of body
    Commonwealth regulator or statutory authority
    Verified23 September 2026
  • Australian Taxation Office

    Regulators & complaints bodies

    The Commonwealth revenue authority.

    Jurisdiction: Federal

    Type of body
    Commonwealth regulator or statutory authority
    Verified14 August 2026
  • Commonwealth Ombudsman

    Ombudsmen & EDR schemes

    Investigates complaints about Australian Government agencies and some regulated private industries.

    Jurisdiction: Federal

    Type of body
    Ombudsman or external dispute resolution scheme
    Verified22 September 2026
  • Determines disputes about copyright licence terms and royalty rates. Administered through the Federal Court.

    Jurisdiction: Federal

    Court level
    Tribunal
    Filing portal
    eLodgment
    Verified14 August 2026
  • Hears appeals from courts martial and Defence Force magistrates. Administered through the Federal Court.

    Jurisdiction: Federal

    Court level
    Tribunal
    Filing portal
    eLodgment
    Verified14 August 2026
  • The national workplace relations tribunal, dealing with unfair dismissal, general protections, bullying, awards and enterprise agreements.

    Jurisdiction: Federal

    Court level
    Tribunal
    Filing portal
    Commission online lodgment
    Verified22 September 2026
  • Fair Work Ombudsman

    Regulators & complaints bodies

    The national workplace relations compliance and enforcement agency.

    Jurisdiction: Federal

    Type of body
    Commonwealth regulator or statutory authority
    Verified23 September 2026
  • The Australian Government's official register of accredited family dispute resolution practitioners, searchable by location.

    Jurisdiction: Federal

    Discipline
    Family dispute resolution
    Verified22 September 2026

Results are ordered editorially — placement is never purchasable.