Resource
ASIC — Find a Registered Liquidator
Also known as: ASIC liquidator search, Series 4A list
The official ASIC search for registered liquidators and small business restructuring practitioners. Verify any practitioner you're considering, before paying any fee.
Cost
Search is free. Initial consultation with a practitioner is usually free. Appointment fees vary — agree fees in writing before any engagement.
Coverage
National
About this service
ASIC maintains the official register of practitioners qualified to act as registered liquidators, voluntary administrators, and Small Business Restructuring Practitioners. Before engaging any practitioner — including any who has cold-called or who appears in a paid search ad — verify them through the ASIC search. Initial conversations with registered practitioners are commonly free; significant fees only attach once an appointment is made. Practitioners must comply with strict independence and disclosure rules.
When to use
Considering Small Business Restructuring, voluntary administration, or liquidation. Wanting to check a firm that has approached you.
When not to use
Sole trader without a company structure — see AFSA. Earlier stages where a payment plan or hardship arrangement may still work — SBDH first.
Who they help
Directors of companies that are insolvent or likely to become insolvent. Anyone who has been approached by an insolvency or restructuring firm and wants to verify they are properly registered.
Who they don't help
Sole traders without a company structure — their formal insolvency path is via AFSA, not ASIC. Cases that may still be resolved with payment plans, ATO remission, or supplier negotiation — try the Small Business Debt Helpline first.
Strengths
Authoritative. Free. The only way to verify a practitioner is genuinely registered.
Limitations
Search results don't tell you who is best for your situation. Pair with a free conversation through SBDH or ASBFEO before choosing.
Source authority
asic.gov.auOften used alongside
AFSA — Find a Practitioner
The official register of registered trustees and debt agreement administrators for personal insolvency. The sole-trader insolvency path goes through AFSA.
Search is free. Trustee and administrator fees vary; agree fees in writing before any engagement. Be wary of operators who advertise heavily — call the National Debt Helpline 1800 007 007 for an independent opinion before signing anything.
Small Business Debt Helpline
Free, confidential, specialist financial counselling for sole traders and small business owners — tax debt, BAS, supplier pressure, insolvency options.
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman
Federal statutory ombudsman for small business. Free assistance with disputes against other businesses or government, plus a Tax Concierge for ATO matters.
Free assistance. A $100 first-hour co-payment applies for the Small Business Dispute Help legal-advice service and for the Tax Concierge Service.
We do not refer to commercial debt-relief operators.
Every service we point you to is free or low-cost, government-funded or not-for-profit, and independent of creditors. If a paid operator is offering to negotiate your ATO debt or run a Part IX agreement for a fee, talk to the Small Business Debt Helpline first — 1800 413 828, free.
TEKVA provides information, not financial counselling or legal advice. Phone numbers, URLs, and operating hours were checked on 26 May 2026.