Australia Government Data Search

Search 28 official Australian government data sources in a single API call — ASIC company registry, business names, credit licensees and auditors, IP Australia patents, trademarks and designs, AIHW hospital statistics, MBS Medicare data, NDIS compliance, state planning permits, and AusTender procurement contracts. All data from official Australian government databases through the SIP Public Data Gateway.

What is Australia Government Data Search?

Australia Government Data Search is an Apify Actor that queries official Australian government databases across business, construction, health, legal/IP, and procurement domains. Instead of navigating ASIC Connect, IP Australia, AIHW, and AusTender separately, you search them all at once.

The Actor calls the SIP Public Data Gateway — a unified API that normalizes responses from 28 Australian data products. No browser, no scraping — just HTTPS API calls.

Why use Australia Government Data Search?

• One search, 28 sources — Query ASIC companies, IP registries, health statistics, planning permits, and procurement contracts simultaneously
• Official government data — All sources are public databases from ASIC, IP Australia, AIHW, NDIS, and AusTender
• Comprehensive ASIC coverage — 8 ASIC registers including companies, business names, credit licensees, auditors, liquidators, and banned persons
• Full IP portfolio search — Patents, trademarks, and designs via both registry lookup and full-text search
• Medicare and NDIS data — MBS statistics, hospital data, cancer rates, and NDIS compliance actions

Use cases

Who	What
Due diligence teams	Search ASIC company register, banned persons, disqualified organisations, and insolvency records
IP professionals	Search IP Australia patents, trademarks, and design registrations
Financial compliance	Look up ASIC credit licensees, registered auditors, SMSF auditors, and liquidators
Healthcare analysts	Access AIHW hospital statistics, MBS Medicare data, cancer rates, and NDIS compliance
Property developers	Search ACT, QLD, and VIC development applications and planning permits
Government suppliers	Monitor AusTender contract awards and historical procurement data

What data can Australia Government Data Search extract?

Source	Data type	Example fields
ASIC companies	Australian company register	company_name, acn, abn, status, type
ASIC business names	Registered business names	business_name, abn, status, state
ASIC credit licensees	Australian credit licence holders	licensee_name, licence_number, status
ASIC auditors	Registered and SMSF auditors	name, registration_number, status
ASIC banned persons	Banned and disqualified individuals	name, ban_type, start_date
ASIC liquidators	Registered liquidators	name, registration_number
IP Australia patents	Patent registry and search	title, applicant, filing_date, status
IP Australia trademarks	Trademark registry and search	mark_text, owner, class, status
IP Australia designs	Design registry and search	title, owner, filing_date
AIHW hospital stats	Hospital performance statistics	hospital, indicator, value
MBS statistics	Medicare Benefits Schedule data	group, services, benefits, patients
Cancer data	Cancer incidence and mortality rates	cancer_type, state, rate
NDIS compliance	NDIS compliance and enforcement	provider, action_type, date
Planning permits	ACT/QLD/VIC development applications	address, type, status, decision
AusTender	Federal procurement contracts	title, agency, supplier, value

How to search Australian data

1. Open the Actor in Apify Console
2. Enter search terms (e.g. "BHP", "Sydney", "patent", "hospital")
3. Select data categories — business, construction, and health are on by default
4. Click Start — the Actor queries all enabled sources in parallel
5. Download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel

Example input

{
  "searchTerms": ["BHP", "Commonwealth Bank"],
  "includeBusiness": true,
  "includeConstruction": false,
  "includeHealth": false,
  "includeLegal": true,
  "includeProcurement": false,
  "maxResultsPerSource": 50
}

Output

{
  "company_name": "BHP GROUP LIMITED",
  "acn": "004028077",
  "status": "Registered",
  "type": "Australian Public Company",
  "_product_id": "au_asic_companies",
  "_source": "asic_companies",
  "_search_term": "BHP",
  "_collected_at": "2026-04-08T14:00:00Z"
}

How much does it cost?

Pay-per-event pricing at $2.00 per 1,000 records returned.

• Company lookup (1 term, ASIC only): ~$0.01–0.03
• Full scan (5 terms, all 28 sources): ~$0.50–3.00

No browser overhead. Control costs with maxResultsPerSource.

Data sources (28 Australian products)

Category	Sources	Count
Business (ASIC)	Companies, business names, credit licensees, auditors (registered/SMSF), liquidators, banned persons/organisations	8
Construction	ACT development apps, QLD Moreton Bay development apps, VIC Casey planning permits	3
Health	AIHW hospitals, cancer incidence/mortality, health data, MBS (group stats/demographics), NDIS compliance	6
Legal & IP	AFSA insolvency, federal legislation, IP Australia (patents/trademarks/designs — registry + search), legal aggregate	9
Procurement	AusTender (historical/OCDS contracts)	2

FAQ

What is ASIC? The Australian Securities and Investments Commission — Australia's corporate regulator. ASIC registers companies, business names, credit licensees, auditors, and maintains banned/disqualified person lists.

Can I search IP Australia for specific patents? Yes. Use patent numbers, applicant names, or technology keywords with the Legal & IP toggle enabled. Both registry lookup and full-text search are available.

What planning jurisdictions are covered? Currently ACT (Canberra), QLD (Moreton Bay), and VIC (Casey). Coverage is expanding as more council APIs become available.

How current is AusTender data? AusTender contract data updates as agencies publish awards. Historical contracts go back several years.

Use as MCP Tool (AI Agent Integration)

This Actor works as an MCP tool — AI agents (Claude, GPT, Cursor) can discover and run it automatically.

Quick setup (Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code)

Add to your MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Then ask your AI: "Search for BHP in Australian government databases"

Direct API call

from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("lentic_clockss/australia-data-search").call(
    run_input={"searchTerms": ["BHP"], "maxResultsPerSource": 50}
)
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

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