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A technical identifier, unique in a certain context. Technical key	`AU_2584`
The country a linked concept is active or generally relevant for. Country scope	AU (Australia)
Language-specific name. Monolingual name	Public Company limited by shares (en)
Language-specific main abbreviation. Monolingual main abbreviation	Ltd (en)
Abbreviation which is also valid and used in practice. Alternative abbreviation	Ltd., Limited
Informal and comprehensive human-readable definition of a concept. Description	A Public Company Limited by Shares is the Australian form used for listed and widely held companies. Its shares may be offered to the public and traded, and shareholders are liable only for amounts unpaid on their shares. It must have at least three directors, hold annual general meetings, and lodge audited financial reports with the corporate regulator. It is the vehicle for companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and for large private enterprises with many shareholders.
Category to group legal forms with a similar purpose, beside country-specific aspects. Legal form category	Public Company Limited by Shares

Mapped controlled vocabulary terms

Category:ReferenceDataTerm	Technical name	Data source	Description	Parent concept
PUB (AU.BR)	PUB	AU.BR (data source)	Australian Public Company	entityTypeCode (AU.BR)
R4KK (LEI)	R4KK	LEI (data source)	Public Company limited by shares (English)	EntityLegalFormCode (LEI)

`AU_2584` (CDQ)