List company office holders

List the current and former directors, secretaries, liquidators, administrators and other office holders of an Australian company by ACN from the ASIC register.

Company office holders

An office holder is anyone appointed to a role in a company that ASIC records: directors, alternate directors, secretaries, auditors, ultimate holding companies, local agents of foreign companies, and the external administrators (liquidators, administrators, receivers and controllers) appointed when a company is in financial difficulty. This endpoint lists a company's office holders with their role, appointment and cessation dates, name and birth details (for people) or ACN (for organisations), residential or registered address, and the ASIC document that recorded the appointment. The data comes from a company extract you have already purchased with POST /v1/companies/{id}/extracts; this call reads it back for free, as described in the purchasing guide.

GEThttps://api.asicapi.dev/v1/companies/{id}/officeholders

curl -g "https://api.asicapi.dev/v1/companies/004085616/officeholders?status=all" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ASICAPI_KEY"

Example response

Response

{
  "object": "list",
  "data": [
    {
      "object": "officeholder",
      "role": { "code": "DR", "label": "Director" },
      "status": { "code": "C", "label": "Current" },
      "appointedAt": "2015-02-01",
      "ceasedAt": null,
      "party": {
        "type": "person",
        "person": { "familyName": "SMITH", "givenNames": ["JANE", "LOUISE"], "formatted": "JANE LOUISE SMITH" },
        "birth": { "date": "1975-04-03", "locality": "MELBOURNE", "stateOrCountry": "VIC" },
        "organisation": null
      },
      "address": {
        "careOf": null,
        "line1": null,
        "street": "8 ORCHARD AVENUE",
        "locality": "KEW",
        "state": "VIC",
        "postcode": "3101",
        "country": "AUSTRALIA"
      },
      "sourceDocument": { "documentNumber": "0E5123456", "qualifier": null },
      "cessationDocuments": [],
      "court": null
    },
    {
      "object": "officeholder",
      "role": { "code": "DR", "label": "Director" },
      "status": { "code": "E", "label": "Ceased/Former" },
      "appointedAt": "2004-03-12",
      "ceasedAt": "2023-11-20",
      "party": {
        "type": "person",
        "person": { "familyName": "NGUYEN", "givenNames": ["DAVID"], "formatted": "DAVID NGUYEN" },
        "birth": { "date": "1961-09-17", "locality": "SAIGON", "stateOrCountry": "VIETNAM" },
        "organisation": null
      },
      "address": {
        "careOf": null,
        "line1": "APARTMENT 12",
        "street": "300 COLLINS STREET",
        "locality": "MELBOURNE",
        "state": "VIC",
        "postcode": "3000",
        "country": "AUSTRALIA"
      },
      "sourceDocument": { "documentNumber": "1E9876543", "qualifier": null },
      "cessationDocuments": [
        {
          "documentNumber": "1E9876543",
          "receivedAt": "2023-11-24",
          "formCode": "484",
          "pageCount": 3,
          "description": "CHANGE TO COMPANY DETAILS - CEASE OFFICEHOLDER"
        },
        {
          "documentNumber": "1E9876601",
          "receivedAt": "2023-11-20",
          "formCode": "5057",
          "pageCount": 6,
          "description": "ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA REMOVING DIRECTOR"
        }
      ],
      "court": {
        "type": { "code": "S", "label": "Supreme" },
        "state": { "code": "VIC", "label": "Victoria" },
        "applicationNumber": "S ECI 2023 01234",
        "year": "2023"
      }
    },
    {
      "object": "officeholder",
      "role": { "code": "SR", "label": "Secretary" },
      "status": { "code": "C", "label": "Current" },
      "appointedAt": "2019-08-19",
      "ceasedAt": null,
      "party": {
        "type": "person",
        "person": { "familyName": "TAN", "givenNames": ["WEI", "MING"], "formatted": "WEI MING TAN" },
        "birth": { "date": "1982-11-30", "locality": "SINGAPORE", "stateOrCountry": "SINGAPORE" },
        "organisation": null
      },
      "address": {
        "careOf": null,
        "line1": "UNIT 4",
        "street": "21 STATION STREET",
        "locality": "BOX HILL",
        "state": "VIC",
        "postcode": "3128",
        "country": "AUSTRALIA"
      },
      "sourceDocument": { "documentNumber": "0E7788990", "qualifier": null },
      "cessationDocuments": [],
      "court": null
    },
    {
      "object": "officeholder",
      "role": { "code": "UH", "label": "Ultimate Holding Company" },
      "status": { "code": "C", "label": "Current" },
      "appointedAt": "2010-07-01",
      "ceasedAt": null,
      "party": {
        "type": "organisation",
        "person": null,
        "birth": null,
        "organisation": {
          "number": "001000004",
          "numberType": { "code": "ACN", "label": "Australian Company Number" },
          "name": "ACME HOLDINGS LIMITED",
          "abn": "51001000004"
        }
      },
      "address": null,
      "sourceDocument": { "documentNumber": "7E1234567", "qualifier": "AR 2010" },
      "cessationDocuments": [],
      "court": null
    }
  ],
  "hasMore": false,
  "nextCursor": null,
  "totalCount": null,
  "extract": {
    "id": "ext_01J9AC5D8R3YN7",
    "type": "historical",
    "purchasedAt": "2026-09-04T03:13:30Z",
    "asOf": "2026-09-04T03:13:27Z"
  },
  "meta": { "billable": false, "product": null, "requestId": "req_01J8ZK6H9J0K1L" }
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
`object`	string	Always `list`.
`data[]`	officeholder[]	Office holder records in ASIC order (see notes).
`data[].object`	string	Always `officeholder`.
`data[].role`	code	The role held. `DR` director, `LD` alternate director, `SR` secretary, `AA` appointed auditor, `UH` ultimate holding company, `AG` local agent, `AQ` appointed liquidator, `AC` administrator, `RC` receiver and 28 others. See office holder roles.
`data[].status`	code	`C` current or `E` ceased.
`data[].appointedAt`	date or null	Appointment date. `null` when ASIC holds no date, common for records migrated from state registers.
`data[].ceasedAt`	date or null	Cessation date. `null` while the appointment is current.
`data[].party`	party	Who holds the office. `type` is `person` or `organisation`.
`data[].party.person`	name or null	`familyName`, `givenNames[]` and `formatted` for a natural person.
`data[].party.birth`	birth or null	`date`, `locality` and `stateOrCountry` of birth for a natural person. `date` may be `null`.
`data[].party.organisation`	object or null	For a corporate office holder such as an ultimate holding company or corporate local agent: `number`, `numberType`, `name` and `abn`. For a compliance plan auditor (`CA`) that is a firm, `number` is ASIC's person reference number rather than an ACN.
`data[].address`	address or null	Residential address of a person, or registered office of an organisation. `null` where ASIC holds no address for the role.
`data[].sourceDocument`	object or null	The document that last changed this record. `qualifier` is set for annual returns (`AR 2010`) and financial reports (`FR 2010`).
`data[].cessationDocuments[]`	object[]	Up to 9 documents affecting a director's cessation, each with `documentNumber`, `receivedAt`, `formCode`, `pageCount` (0 when not imaged) and `description`, which for court documents describes the order. Empty for current appointments and for roles other than director.
`data[].court`	object or null	Set when a court order affects the role: `type` (`F` Federal, `M` Family, `S` Supreme), `state`, `applicationNumber` and `year`.
`hasMore`	boolean	Always `false`; an extract holds the complete office holder list.
`nextCursor`	string or null	Always `null`.
`totalCount`	integer or null	`null`; ASIC does not report a total for extract sections.
`extract`	object	The extract the data was read from.
`extract.id`	string	Extract identifier. Pass it as `extract` to read the same snapshot again.
`extract.type`	string	`current` or `historical`.
`extract.purchasedAt`	timestamp	When the extract was purchased.
`extract.asOf`	timestamp	When ASIC produced the data. Appointments and cessations lodged after this are not reflected.
`meta.billable`	boolean	Always `false`. Reading an extract you hold is free.
`meta.product`	string or null	Always `null`.
`meta.requestId`	string	Request identifier.

Errors

Code	HTTP	When it occurs
`extract_required`	402	You hold no unexpired extract for this company, or you asked for `status=former` or `status=all` and only hold a current extract. `error.details.purchase` gives the request to make: `{ "type": "current" }` or `{ "type": "historical" }`.
`extract_not_found`	404	The `extract` id does not exist on your account.
`extract_expired`	410	The `extract` id refers to an extract older than 12 months.
`extract_owner_mismatch`	403	The `extract` id belongs to a different account, or is not an extract of this company.
`acn_invalid`	400	The number fails the ASIC check digit test.
`company_not_found`	404	No organisation with this identifier.
`abn_invalid`	400	The ABN fails its check digit test.
`abn_not_acn_based`	400	The ABN does not embed an ACN.
`abn_not_found`	404	No company matches the ACN embedded in the ABN.
`extract_unavailable_for_type`	422	ASIC does not issue extracts for this organisation type (only `APTY`, `APUB`, `RACN`, `FNOS`, `MISM`), so there is nothing to purchase or read.
`validation_error`	422	Unknown `status` value or `role[]` code.
`unauthorized`	401	Missing or invalid API key.
`rate_limited`	429	Rate limit exceeded.
`asic_unavailable`	503	The ASIC register is offline.

Notes from the ASIC register

Snapshot. The list reflects the register at extract.asOf. To see appointments or cessations lodged since, purchase a new extract; this endpoint never refreshes on its own.
Ordering. Records are grouped by role in ASIC's fixed sequence: RG, RP, PA, RO, RN, CA, EO, DR, SR, LD, AA, AG, UH, RC, RM, PT, PQ, MQ, VQ, CQ, SM, CM, DM, OM, AQ, RF, RS, FE, CR, MC, AC, AD, BI, BM, BP. Within each role, current records come first, then ceased records in reverse chronological order of cessation. The role[] filter preserves this order.
Directors and secretaries. Since the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999, appointing a secretary is optional for proprietary companies. Where a company has no secretary ASIC prints: Appointment of secretary is optional. In the event no secretary is appointed the director(s) assume the responsibilities under the Law. An empty result for role[]=SR on a proprietary company is therefore normal. See directors and secretaries.
Corporate office holders. Ultimate holding companies, local agents and some auditors are organisations. For those records party.type is organisation, and party.organisation.number is the ACN, ARBN or plain number identified by numberType. When the role is compliance plan auditor (CA), the number is ASIC's person reference number for the auditor rather than a company number.
Cessation documents and court orders. For ceased directors ASIC may list up to nine documents that affected the cessation, including court orders. Where a court order applies, court identifies the court type, state, application number and year.
External administrators. Liquidators, administrators, receivers, controllers and restructuring practitioners appear as office holders with the corresponding role codes. For a summary of the current administration and the related documents use external administration.
Birth details. Dates of birth are recorded by ASIC and returned in extracts. Handle them as personal information. In the sandbox all names are replaced with placeholders.
Unknown codes. ASIC adds role codes without notice. When a code is unknown the label equals the code.

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