All company directors will be required to have a Director
Identification Number (DIN) by the relevant due date depending on
when they were appointed as a director. Company directors will need
to apply for their DIN themselves and cannot use agents to apply on
their behalf.
From November 2021, company directors will be able to start
applying for a DIN through the Australian Business Registry
Services (ABRS) website.
Who needs a DIN? You will be required to apply
for a DIN if you are a director of a:
- company
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation
- corporate trustee, for example, of a self-managed super
fund
- charity or not-for-profit organisation that is a company or
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation
