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Form 379: Request to suppress residential address
Form 379 – Request to suppress residential address – is an ASIC form that lets a person ask for their residential address to be hidden from the public ASIC register. Use it when you want your home address not displayed publicly on company records.
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Form Overview
Australian Securities and Investments Commission Form 379 - Request to suppress residential address
Form 379 – Request to suppress residential address – is an ASIC form that lets a person ask for their residential address to be hidden from the public ASIC register. Use it when you want your home address not displayed publicly on company records.
Risk Radar
Scan points- 1Common mistake: forgetting to attach the required identification documents.
- 2Incomplete request leads to address not being suppressed
- 3Submitting to the wrong ASIC address or portal
- 4Missing or incorrect identification documents
- 5Delays cause address to stay public longer
Plain English
If you’re a director, officer or a person whose home address shows up on ASIC’s online register, you can fill out this form to ask ASIC to keep it private. It’s a simple request that tells ASIC which address you want hidden. The form is submitted directly to ASIC and does not require a lawyer.
Submission Date
- Filing date: Submit the form as soon as you need the address hidden, for example after a new registration or a change of address.
- Preparation window: collect IDs, supporting records, and signatures in advance.
- Final review: verify names, dates, and required fields before submission.
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What this form is for
- You are a director, secretary, or officer of a company and want your home address hidden from the public ASIC register.
- You are a shareholder who prefers your residential address not to appear on company records.
- You have privacy or safety concerns and need the address removed from public view.
- You have already had your residential address published on the ASIC register and now wish to suppress it.
- You are completing a new company registration and want the residential address kept private from the start.
Form selector
Use this form or another form?
Need to update a residential address on the public register
Updating changes the address but does not hide it
✓ Verify you need suppression, not just an update
Not stated in the official source
Applying for a new company registration
Company registration uses a different form; address suppression is a separate request
✓ Complete the registration form first, then submit Form 379
Not stated in the official source
Changing a business (non‑residential) address
Business address changes are handled by a different form
✓ Ensure you are requesting residential address suppression only
Not stated in the official source
Deadline or filing window
There is no statutory deadline, but the request should be made promptly to prevent the address from being publicly listed.
Before you submit
- 1Confirm you are an eligible person (director, officer, shareholder, etc.).
- 2Enter the exact residential address you want suppressed.
- 3Attach any supporting evidence for privacy or safety concerns.
- 4Sign the declaration in the required field.
- 5Provide proof of identity if requested.
- 6Check whether a filing fee applies – Not stated in the official source.
- 7Use the latest version of Form 379 from the ASIC website.
- 8Select the correct ASIC submission channel (online portal or mail).
How to file this form
- 1Download the current Form 379 from the ASIC website.
- 2Complete all required personal and address details.
- 3Attach any supporting documentation for the suppression request.
- 4Sign the form and, if required, attach proof of identity.
- 5Pay any applicable fee (if required).
- 6Submit the form via ASIC’s online portal or by post to the address shown on the form.
Known limitations
- 1Only residential addresses can be suppressed; business addresses are not covered.
- 2Suppression applies to the public ASIC register, not to other government or private databases.
- 3ASIC may reject the request if the applicant is a director of a listed company.
- 4A fee may be required, but the amount is not confirmed in the official source.
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Entity
2 items
The exact registered name of the company or business.
The Australian Company Number or Australian Business Number.
Change
2 items
What you are registering or notifying — for example, a change of director, address, or share structure.
The specific new details and the date the change took effect.
Authorisation
1 items
Signed or authorised by a director or authorised agent.
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What changed or needs a fresh check
- Check the version/date printed on the top of the form.
- Confirm whether electronic submission is now permitted.
- Verify any new supporting‑document requirements.
- Ensure the correct ASIC fee (if any) is listed for this version.
Quick Facts
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Sources
- SRCForm number 379confirmed by the provided name.
- SRCAgency: Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)confirmed.
- SRCForm name: Request to suppress residential addressconfirmed.
- SRCPurpose (address suppression)inferred from form name.
- SRCEligibility criterianot confirmed in official source.
- SRCFee amountnot confirmed in official source.
- SRCElectronic filing optionnot confirmed in official source.
- SRCRelated forms for address changenot confirmed in official source.
Common confusion points
Submitting a standard address change form (Form 484) instead of the suppression request.
Leaving the signature or declaration section blank.
Failing to attach supporting privacy or safety evidence.
Sending the form to the wrong ASIC address or portal.
Assuming the suppression request is free of charge.
Thinking the address will be removed from all public sources, not just the ASIC register.
Confusing residential address suppression with business address updates.
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