The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) made the changes in response to concerns about the public availability of directors’ personal information on its business registers, which included the officeholder’s residential address. ASIC has removed these details from current and historical company details available through searches purchased from its website.
Joni Henry, an expert in corporate law at Pinsent Masons, said: “These long sought-after changes were made to protect the privacy and personal safety of directors and other registered officeholders. This information can be readily found and used for potential fraud or doxxing, which then creates a real-world risk of harassment and physical danger.”
“This…