# Check a New Zealand or Australian business

Use a repeatable process to match a business, review available public record details and prepare an evidence-led counterparty brief.

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

## When to use it

Use this skill for an initial business identity check when public business records are relevant to a supplier, customer or counterparty review.

## How it works

1. **Choose the country** Confirm whether the business is registered in New Zealand or Australia before searching.
2. **Find possible matches** Search by business name or identifier. Resolve ambiguous matches with the user before opening a record.
3. **Review the selected record** Use the matching country tool to retrieve available identity, registration and filing fields.
4. **Prepare the brief** Separate returned facts from analysis and list missing or conflicting details for follow-up.

## Tool dependencies

- [nzbn_search](https://aroai.com/tools/nzbn_search): Search for a New Zealand business.
- [nzbn_get_entity](https://aroai.com/tools/nzbn_get_entity): Read the selected New Zealand business record.
- [au_abn_search](https://aroai.com/tools/au_abn_search): Search for an Australian business.
- [au_abn_get](https://aroai.com/tools/au_abn_get): Read the selected Australian business record.

## Review points

- Ask the user to confirm the intended entity when results are ambiguous.
- Treat missing fields as unknown and distinguish a screening flag from a legal determination.
- A business record check is not legal, credit or identity-verification advice.