October: ASIC notices name 227 building and development firms
Our first monthly count from the tracker. Tracking began on 29 September, so October is the first full month.
- Source Briefing
- Public record · ASIC Published Notices
- Data feed
ASIC published 264 notices in October 2026 that name 227 building, construction and development companies, on our count of the filings in the tracker. By the state scan each notice appeared in, New South Wales had 104 companies, Victoria 68, Queensland 54, Western Australia 4, South Australia 1 and Tasmania 1.
Why it matters
A notice is a filed step, not a finding about anyone. It does not say why a company is in that position, and the count says nothing about the conduct of the company or its people. What the count does show is volume: where subcontractors and suppliers are most likely to be exposed to a counterparty in a formal process, and which states are carrying most of it.
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The numbers
These counts come from the notices we log from ASIC’s register. Companies named in more than one state’s scan are counted in each state, so the state figures add to slightly more than 227.
- Notices, 1 to 31 October: 264, naming 227 distinct companies.
- By state scan: NSW 104, Victoria 68, Queensland 54, Western Australia 4, South Australia 1, Tasmania 1.
- Notices by type: liquidator appointment notices 93, winding-up applications or orders 87, administration and restructuring notices 44, creditor meeting notices 34, other 6.
- Notices per state scan, as opposed to companies: NSW 119, Victoria 73, Queensland 66, Western Australia 4, South Australia 1, Tasmania 1.
- Companies with a notice classified as voluntary administration: 30. Small business restructuring: 35.
- Companies named in the scans of more than one state: 5.
Each row in the tracker is one notice from ASIC’s published notices register. We log a company when its name or licence record points to building, construction or development work, and we keep the notice type exactly as ASIC words it. Several notices can name one company as a process moves from an application to an appointment to a creditor meeting, which is why 264 notices name 227 companies.
The ledger is append-only, so a notice stays in the count after it drops out of the rolling 30-day view on the tracker. That is how a month can be counted after it ends. Each company with two or more notices, or one of our stories, has its own page with the notices in date order and the practitioner firm the notice names, where it names one.
What’s next
Tracking began on 29 September 2026, so October is the first full month and there is no earlier month to compare it with. Later months will add a comparison. The tracker updates as new notices are filed, and corrections go to hello@australiandeveloper.com.au.
Quick answers
What are the key numbers in this story?
companies named in October ASIC notices: 227; notices published in October: 264; companies named in the NSW scan, the most of any state: 104.
Where does this information come from?
This story cites ASIC Published Notices, including the public record (ASIC Published Notices). Every source is linked on the page.
On the record
264 ASIC notices dated 1 to 31 October 2026 name 227 distinct building, construction and development companies, counted from our collapse ledger
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Primary record
- ASIC Published NoticesNotice of appointment as liquidator, 28 October 2026 (Queensland example)
- ASIC Published NoticesNotice dated 27 October 2026 (New South Wales example)
- ASIC Published NoticesNotice dated 23 October 2026 (Victoria example)
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