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Director and secretary consents

How long do director and secretary consents need to be kept in Australia?

Keep forNo period stated
Clock startsNo end point stated
Applies toCompanies

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Under the Corporations Act 2001, companies must keep director and secretary consents, but the law sets no period. No end point stated.

Signed consents to act as a director or secretary, and consents given on registration.

3 provisions of the Corporations Act 2001 apply to these records. Each one is set out below.

The terms

s 201D(2)Corporations Act 2001
No period stated
Start not stated
s 204C(2)Corporations Act 2001
No period stated
Start not stated
s 117(5)Corporations Act 2001
No period stated
After the company is registered, the applicant must give the consents and agreements to the company. The company must keep the consents and agreements.

Conditions and exceptions Caution

None stated in the provisions.

The law

Corporations Act 2001, s 201D(2) · Consent to act as directorOfficial text ↗
The company must keep the consent.
Text as at 19 September 2026
Corporations Act 2001, s 204C(2) · Consent to act as secretaryOfficial text ↗
The company must keep the consent.
Text as at 19 September 2026
Corporations Act 2001, s 117(5) · Applying for registrationOfficial text ↗
After the company is registered, the applicant must give the consents and agreements to the company. The company must keep the consents and agreements.
Text as at 19 September 2026
Corporations Act 2001s 201D(2), s 204C(2), s 117(5) · Federal Register of Legislation
Legislation ↗
ASICOfficial guidance
Guidance ↗

Other terms that apply to these records

This page covers director and secretary consents on their own. The same file is often caught by other laws as well, with different periods and start dates. See why a legal term is not a schedule.

3 records. 3 sets of rules. They don't agree.

One business file can hold all of these at once.

Director and secretary consentsKeepCorporations Act 2001, s 201D(2), s 204C(2), s 117(5) · no end point stated
Minute books and resolutionsKeepCorporations Act 2001, s 251A(1) and (5) · no end point stated
Personal information no longer neededDestroyPrivacy Act 1988, Schedule 1, APP 11.2, APP 4.3 · no longer needed for any permitted purpose

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