An ASIC annual review arrives as a bundle of tasks. Paying the review fee does not correct the company record, and checking the record does not replace the directors' solvency decision.
Begin with the timeline
For a company team, the useful question is not whether a task appears on a calendar. It is whether the Australia record can be matched to the correct entity, responsible person and filing evidence.
Draw the timeline before collecting documents. That order can reveal breaks caused by a name change, status transition, address update or payment record, and it avoids using a later document to explain an earlier fact.
Four checks that make the file usable
Completing the following actions in time order reduces conflicts between records.
- Read the annual statement against the company's own registers.
- Notify ASIC of incorrect details through the appropriate change process.
- Pay the annual review fee by the stated due date.
- Hold and record the directors' solvency resolution within the required period.
The step most likely to cause rework
A bookkeeper may handle payment, but the solvency resolution belongs to the directors. It should not be back-filled as an administrative checkbox months later.
Records worth keeping
Keep the annual statement, comparison notes, change filings, payment receipt and signed solvency minutes in one annual-review folder.
Before closing the task, read the timeline backwards. If an outcome has no matching application, payment or confirmation, the evidence trail is still open.
Publication date: 2026-09-08; editorial review date: 2026-09-14. The publication date completes the website category timeline; sources were checked on the editorial review date. This article is based on public information from Australian Securities and Investments Commission and provides general information, not legal, tax, immigration, education or financial advice. Recheck the official page and account notices before acting on a particular case. Source: Australian Securities and Investments Commission.