# Check an Australian supplier or charity

Check an Australian supplier, charity or contractor before payment, using public business, charity and government contract records.

Canonical: https://aroai.com/skills/au-counterparty-check/

## When to use it

Use this before first payment to an Australian supplier, grant-delivery partner or vendor claiming a federal contract. A business-name match is not proof of control or payment authority.

## How it works

1. **Find the right business** Search by name, state or postcode. Review exact, near and shared-name matches and confirm the intended business with you.
2. **Review the record** Open the ABN record for entity type, ABN status, GST registration history and business names.
3. **Check company and charity records** Review company and charity registration details where they apply.
4. **Check government contracts** Look for public government contract records when the supplier claims federal work, then prepare the brief with evidence gaps.

## Tools it uses

- [Search Australian businesses](https://aroai.com/tools/au_abn_search): Search by name, state or postcode.
- [Australian business record details](https://aroai.com/tools/au_abn_get): Read ABN status and GST registration history.
- [Search Australian companies](https://aroai.com/tools/au_asic_company_search): Review company registration details.
- [Search Australian charities](https://aroai.com/tools/au_acnc_charity_search): Review registered charity details.
- [Search Australian government contracts](https://aroai.com/tools/au_austender_search): Check public contract records by supplier or buyer.

## Review points

- Ask you to confirm the intended entity when results are ambiguous.
- Keep each identifier and its source period visible. Treat missing fields as unknown.
- A record check is not legal, credit or identity-verification advice.