ASIC

ASIC Banned Persons Search API

This endpoint is deprecated. It is no longer offered to new customers and will not receive further updates. Banned and Disqualified Person Search accepts the same request, searches the same ASIC register together with the ATO list of disqualified SMSF trustees, and returns the same fields with a link to the source added.

Existing integrations continue to work, but no changes or additions will be made to this endpoint
The replacement accepts the same request and returns the same fields, so moving across is a change of path rather than a rebuild

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For developers

After the technical detail?

For the technical detail, go to the API documentation. It holds the request and response schema, the integration guides and the error codes for this endpoint.

Request and response schema
Migration note to the replacement

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New accounts are set up on Banned and Disqualified Person Search, not on this endpoint.

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What the check gives you

Finding whether a person has been banned or disqualified by ASIC

ASIC Banned Persons Search searched the ASIC register of banned and disqualified persons for one or more names in a single call, at a chosen strictness. It remains in service for customers already using it. New work should go to Banned and Disqualified Person Search, which searches the same register and the ATO list of disqualified SMSF trustees.

Whether the name appears on the register

Each request returns a list of matches, or an empty list where no banned or disqualified person matched the name at the chosen strictness.

What the ban or disqualification is

Each match carries the banned type, the ASIC document number for the notice or order, the start date and, where one is set, the end date, together with any comments recorded against the person.

Who the match is

Each match carries the first, middle and last name on the register, the suburb, state, postcode and country where recorded, and a name similarity score out of 100 against the name you searched.

Which of your subjects it belongs to

A check_id supplied on each request item is echoed on its result, so a batch of names can be written back to the right records.

What it costs

A monthly subscription, drawn down as you run checks

Your subscription is credited to your account each month and each check consumes credits from it. If you go past the included amount, further checks are charged at a per-check rate. The rate depends on the volume you commit to, so the sales team is the fastest way to find where your business lands.

Volume-based pricing
No lock-in contract

How billing works

Subscribe monthly, spend it as credits

The monthly subscription arrives as credits on your account.
Each check draws down credits as it runs.
Checks beyond the included credits are billed per check.
Higher monthly volume moves you to a lower rate.

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Related checks

Use this instead

Banned and Disqualified Person Search replaces this endpoint. The other ASIC endpoints cover the company register, official extracts and the officeholder and shareholder ID check.

ASIC Extract API ASIC Extract Company Search API ASIC Extract Person Search API ASIC ID Check API ASIC Search API ASIC Search Bulk API Retrieve ASIC Extract API

All ASIC endpoints

Questions

Questions we get asked about this endpoint

Is this endpoint still available?

It remains in service for customers already integrated with it, but it is deprecated: it is not offered to new customers and will not receive further updates. Anything new should be built on Banned and Disqualified Person Search.

What does the replacement change?

Banned and Disqualified Person Search accepts the same request and returns the same fields, with a source_url added on each match. It searches the same ASIC register plus the ATO list of disqualified SMSF trustees. To keep results to ASIC only, pass the ASIC values in banned_types.

What did our system send?

A search type of narrow, medium or broad, an optional list of banned types to limit the search, an optional similarity threshold from 0 to 100 that defaults to 80, and a requests array of names, each with a first name and last name, an optional middle name, and an optional check_id.

What is the difference between the search types?

A narrow search matches the exact first name and exact last name, with the middle name matched on the similarity threshold. A medium search matches the exact last name and allows partial matches on the other names. A broad search allows partial matches on all three names. The reference suggests narrow for low-risk searches and broad for high-risk ones.

Which ban types were covered?

AFS banned or disqualified, banned from futures, banned from securities, credit banned or disqualified, and disqualified director. The replacement endpoint adds disqualified SMSF auditors and SMSF trustees disqualified by the ATO.

Do we need a developer to move to the replacement?

Yes, but the work is small. The request body and the response fields are the same, so the change is the endpoint path and, if you want ASIC-only results, an explicit banned_types list. A sandbox with a fixed set of test names is provided at no usage cost for both endpoints.

Are the names we send stored by Global Data?

Personally identifiable information sent in a request is not stored or retained unless it is needed to process that request. Query data is stripped of PII before it is kept for audit. Data in transit and at rest is encrypted, and retention follows the Australian Privacy Act and the Australian Privacy Principles. Global Data is not a credit bureau and does not create an access footprint on any record.

Getting started

The first step to access is a conversation

New accounts are set up on Banned and Disqualified Person Search. They begin with sandbox access, and production API keys are issued once the account has been commercially approved.

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