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Revision as of 19:25, 16 July 2024

.au is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Australia. It is administered by auDA (.au Domain Administration Ltd).

History[edit | edit source]

The .au ccTLD was established in 1986 and it was delegated to Robert Elz, a network programmer at the University of Melbourne. After growing, The Australian Internet community decided to establish a private-sector self-regulatory body capable of administering the ccTLD. The administration went to auDA in 2000.[1]

Rules[edit | edit source]

Australian Presence[edit | edit source]

It necessary to have an Australian presence, and one must fit in one of the following criteria:

  • an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident visa holder;
  • a company registered under the Corporations Act 2001(Cth);
  • a Registrable Body means a registrable Australian body or a foreign company under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) which has an Australian Registered Body Number (ARBN);
  • an Incorporated Association under State or Territory legislation;
  • an entity issued with an Australian Business Number under the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999(Cth);
  • an Indigenous Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006(Cth) on the Register of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations;
  • a Registered Organisation that is: (a) an association of employers; (b) an association of employees (union); or (c) an enterprise association; registered under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009(Cth) and which appears on the Register of Organisations;
  • a Cooperative registered under State or Territory legislation and which appears on the State or Territory register of cooperatives;
  • a Charity registered under the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Act 2012(Cth), and which appears on the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission’s Charities and Not-for-Profits Register;
  • a Political Party registered under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth) or State or Territory Electoral Act and which appears on the Register of Political Parties or as otherwise named;
  • a Partnership under the relevant Australian State or Territory law where at least one of the partners are Australian citizens or permanent resident visa holders or an Australian body corporate;
  • an Unincorporated Association formed in an Australian State or Territory with at least its management committee being Australian citizens or permanent resident visa holders;
  • a Trust where the trustee must be an Australian citizen or the trustee is an Australian body corporate;
  • an Educational Institution regulated under an Australian State, Territory or Commonwealth law;
  • Government, being either the Crown or a Commonwealth, State or Territory statutory agency;
  • a Commonwealth entity as defined in section 10 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013(Cth);
  • the applicant or owner of an Australian Trade Mark can rely upon that application or registration to establish an Australian presence, but only in respect of a domain name that is an exact match of the words which are the subject of the Australian Trade Mark application or registration.[2]

Domain Name Availability[edit | edit source]

A Domain Name will be available where:

  • it is not already registered as a Domain Name in the Namespace applied for;
  • it is not a Reserved Name; and
  • it complies with the syntax criteria for Domain Names in the Namespace.

A Person must not apply to register a name which is deceptively similar to a Namespace in the .au ccTLD. A Domain Name is deceptively similar to a Namespace when it is likely to deceive or cause confusion to users of the Internet. Also, where the name omits or repeats a letter contained in the name of a second level Namespace in the .au ccTLD, for example, comm.au being similar to com.au.

The following categories of reserved Domain Names are not available to be registered as a domain name:

  • a word, Acronym or abbreviation that is restricted or prohibited under an Australian law;
  • a name or abbreviation of an Australian state or territory, including the word ‘Australia’; or
  • names that may pose a risk to the security, stability and integrity of the .au and global Domain Name System.

However, a Person may apply for the registration of a Domain Name whose use is prohibited under Australian law, if:

  • the Person is a statutory authority for whom the name has been restricted for their use;
  • the Person has Ministerial consent to use the name and a copy of that consent is provided to .au Domain Administration; or
  • the Person is not captured by the relevant prohibition.[3]

References[edit | edit source]