Public Company
A public company is one which is not incorporated as a proprietary company. It may or may not be listed on the stock exchange for the public sale of shares, although any company that is listed, is a public company. More onerous obligations are imposed on public companies than on proprietary companies.
NameDateDocuments
South Australian Native Title Services Limited13/06/2008
BGP Tenure Holdings Pty Ltd4/03/2008
Thor Mining PLC7/08/2006
Queensland South Native Title Services Limited2/06/2005
Native Title Services Victoria1/08/2003
Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre1/01/2003
Desert Knowledge Australia1/01/2002
Aluminium Corporation of China Limited10/09/2001
Rio Tinto Limited1/06/1997
Olympia Resources Limited1/01/1997
Diavik Diamond Mines Inc.1/01/1996
Apache Energy Ltd22/03/1988
Carnarvon Petroleum Ltd14/12/1983
Kagara Zinc Limited1/01/1981
CRA Limited1/01/1962
Consolidated Zinc Corporation1/01/1905
Asia Pacific Transport Consortium
Austrak NT
Mitsubishi Corporation
P&O Group
MacMahon Holdings
Barclay Mowlem
Peko-Wallsend Operations Ltd
Poseidon Gold Ltd
Lachlan Zinc NL
Petrocarb Exploration NL
Matrix Metals Limited
Mount Burgess Mining NL
Straits Resources Ltd
Newcrest Mining Ltd
Coal and Allied
Halliburton/Kellogg Brown & Root
Oil Company of Australia Limited
Exco Resources NL
Job Futures
BHP Gold Ltd
Queensland Cotton Holdings
Theiss
Acacia Resources Limited
Otter Gold NL
Bigbee Enterprises Limited
BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc
Beach Petroleum NL
De Beers Canada Mining Inc
Energy Resources of Australia
Tawana Resources NL
De Beers Exploration Limited
Ariadne Australia Limited
Jupiters Limited
BMA Gold Limited
Hydro-Quebec
Australian Gasfields Ltd
Stuart Petroleum NL
Electrolytic Zinc Company of Australasia Limited
Comalco Aluminium Limited
AKD Limited
Ashton Mining
Union Mining NL
Chevron Corporation
Ross Mining NL
Amity Oil Limited
Croesus Mining NL
Minotaur Gold NL
Centamin Limited
Magellan Petroleum Australia Limited
Ports Corporation of Queensland
Tanami Exploration NL
Striker Resources NL
Comalco Limited
Zapopan NL
Ergon Energy Corporation Limited
Tanami Gold NL
Perilya Ltd
Crescent Gold Ltd
Itochu Corporation
Glengarry Mining NL and Glengarry Resources NL
Pan Australian Resources NL
ADrail Joint Venture Company
Aber Diamond Mines Ltd.
Australian Divisions of General Practice
Santos Ltd
Canberra Investment Corporation
FreightLink
Nicron Resources Ltd
Normandy Metals Ltd
Yuendumu Mining Company NL
PosGold Limited
Alcan Incorporated
AuDAX Resources Ltd
Adelong Consolidated Gold Mines NL
BHP Billiton
Century Zinc Limited
Henry Walker Eltin
Western Mining Corporation Resources Limited
Normandy Mining Limited
Australian Gas Light Company
Giants Reef Mining Limited
BHP Petroleum
Electricite de France
Sons of Gwalia Ltd
Women Investment Portfolio Holdings Ltd (WIPHOLD)
North Queensland Metals Limited
Copper Strike Ltd 
Flinders Diamonds Ltd
MIM Holdings Limited
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd
Newmont Mining Corporation
Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd
QGC Pty Limited
Xstrata Plc
Northern Territory Oil Limited
KWV Holdings Limited
Ixia Coal Pty Ltd
Hydro Tasmania
Great Southern Group
Encounter Resources Ltd
Bridge Oil Ltd
Morning Star Gold NL
City Pacific Limited
Central Petroleum Limited
ANZ Bank
Rio Tinto Alcan
Unimin Australia Ltd
Beach Energy Ltd
Geodynamics Ltd
Cooper Energy Ltd
Senex Energy Ltd
Commonwealth Hill Pty Ltd
Cockatoo Coal Limited
Reward Minerals Limited
Vital Metals Limited
Arrow Energy Pty Ltd
Conquest Mining Limited
ConocoPhillips Australasia
MMG Century Mines
Toro Energy Limited
Mega Uranium Ltd
Golden West Resources Limited
AngloGold Australia Ltd
Tasman Resources Ltd
BHP Billiton Petroleum Pty Ltd
Envestra Limited
Territory Resources Ltd
AusQuest Limited
Metals X Ltd
Woodside Petroleum Ltd
BHP Billiton Iron Ore
Argyle Diamond Mines Joint Venture
Aloca of Australia Ltd
The Shell Company of Australia Ltd
Cockburn Cement Ltd
Boral Resources (WA) Ltd
Adelaide Brighton Cement Limited
Wesfarmers Premier Coal Ltd
Strike Oil NL
Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation Ltd
Circular Head Dolomite and Trading Co.
Macquarie Bank
Atztec Resources Limited
Metallica Minerals Ltd
Origin Energy Limited
Australian Agricultural Company
Pluton Resources Limited
Murchison Metals Ltd
Telstra Corporation Limited
AirServices Australia
Ord River District Cooperative Ltd
Anglo Platinum
Rio Tinto Aluminium
Tarong Energy Corporation Ltd 
Sasol Ltd
S. Kidman and Co Ltd
JSE Securities Exchange South Africa
Bond Exchange of South Africa
Iluka Resources Ltd
Southern Cross Windpower
Northam Platinum Limited
Westpac Banking Corporation
Anooraq Resources Corporation
Gunns Ltd
Anglo American PLC
Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education
Xstrata Alloys
Argyle Diamonds Limited
Aberfoyle Resources Limited
Evelyn Downs Pastoral Co Ltd
Texalta Petroleum Ltd
Essential Petroleum Resources Limited
Forests NSW
Mvelaphanda Resources Ltd

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