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===auDA===

===auDA===

In 1999, the .au Domain Administration was created after the Australian government, through the '''NOIE''', agreed to help in developing a self-regulatory body to assume the responsibilities of Mr. Elz to manage the .au ccTLD. Mr. Elz sub-delegated to auDA on November 15, 1999. In October, 2000, .auDA submitted a comprehensive report that the organization met the objectives necessary to receive government endorsement to assume the responsibilities to manage the .au ccTLD. By December, 2000, '''Sen. Richard Alston''', Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts formally endorsed auDA as the appropriate entity to administer of the .au ccTLD.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2001/au-redelegation/alston-to-watson-31dec00.html IANA.org, Endorsement Letter]</ref>

In 1999, the .au Domain Administration was created after the Australian government, through the '''NOIE''', agreed to help in developing a self-regulatory body to assume the responsibilities of Mr. Elz to manage the .au ccTLD. Mr. Elz sub-delegated to auDA on November 15, 1999. In October 2000, .auDA submitted a comprehensive report that the organization met the objectives necessary to receive government endorsement to assume the responsibilities to manage the .au ccTLD. By December 2000, '''Sen. Richard Alston''', Minister for Communications, Information Technology, and the Arts formally endorsed auDA as the appropriate entity to administer of the .au ccTLD.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2001/au-redelegation/alston-to-watson-31dec00.html IANA.org, Endorsement Letter]</ref>

==Role of auDA==

==Role of auDA==

==.au==

==.au==

The .au ccTLD was established in 1986 and it was delegated to [[Robert Elz]], a network programmer at the University of Melbourne. He served as manager of .au ccTLD in a volunteer capacity. During his management of the ccTLD, it underwent a tremendous growth. As a result, eleven [[SLD|second-level domains]] were established under .au, which include asn.au, com.au, conf.au, csiro.au, edu.au, gov.au, id.au, info.au, net.au, org.au, and oz.au.<ref name="iana"></ref>

The .au ccTLD was established in 1986 and it was delegated to [[Robert Elz]], a network programmer at the University of Melbourne. He served as manager of .au ccTLD in a volunteer capacity. During his management of the ccTLD, it underwent tremendous growth. As a result, eleven [[SLD|second-level domains]] were established under .au, which include asn.au, com.au, conf.au, csiro.au, edu.au, gov.au, id.au, info.au, net.au, org.au, and oz.au.<ref name="iana"></ref>

The .au ccTLD is one of the top 10 largest country codes in world, with more 2.3 million registered domain names as of March 2011, which was up a 600% increase from 2002.<ref>[http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-08032011/ auDA News Archive]</ref><ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/01/19/new-report-au-domain-space-brought-half-a-billion-dollars-to-australias-economy-in-2011/ New Report au Domain Space Brought Half a Billion Dollars to Australias Economy in 2011, TheDomains.com]</ref>

The .au ccTLD is one of the top 10 largest country codes in the world, with more than 2.3 million registered domain names as of March 2011, which was up a 600% increase from 2002.<ref>[http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-08032011/ auDA News Archive]</ref><ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/01/19/new-report-au-domain-space-brought-half-a-billion-dollars-to-australias-economy-in-2011/ New Report au Domain Space Brought Half a Billion Dollars to Australias Economy in 2011, TheDomains.com]</ref>

A 2011 study by [[Deloitte]] found that the .au ccTLD contributed $475 million to the country's economy, 57% of that, or $269 million is directly related to the registration and hosting of the domains.<ref>[http://technologyspectator.com.au/industry/internet/fromau-tobrand From au to Brand, TechnologySpectator.com.au]</ref>

A 2011 study by [[Deloitte]] found that the .au ccTLD contributed $475 million to the country's economy, 57% of that, or $269 million is directly related to the registration and hosting of the domains.<ref>[http://technologyspectator.com.au/industry/internet/fromau-tobrand From au to Brand, TechnologySpectator.com.au]</ref>

==.au Registry==

==.au Registry==

[[AusRegistry]] Pty Ltd. was authorized by auDA to operate the open [[2LD]]s: .com.au, .net.au, .id.au, .asn.au and .org.au, as well as the government (.gov.au) and education (.edu.au) domain names until 2014.<ref>[http://www.ausregistry.com.au/corporate.php ausregistry]</ref> The .au registry is composed of a database of domain names registered in each 2LD and a public WHOIS service.

[[AusRegistry]] Pty Ltd. was authorized by auDA to operate the open [[2LD]]s: .com.au, .net.au, .id.au, .asn.au, and .org.au, as well as the government (.gov.au) and education (.edu.au) domain names until 2014.<ref>[http://www.ausregistry.com.au/corporate.php ausregistry]</ref> The .au registry is composed of a database of domain names registered in each 2LD and a public WHOIS service.

==.auDA and ICANN==

==.auDA and ICANN==

On May 28, 2001, .auDA requested [[IANA]] to re-delegate the .au ccTLD to the organization and subsequently, on June 18th, 2001, [[Chris Disspain]], auDA's CEO, asked the Australian government through Senator Alston to communicate its endorsement to ICANN.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2001/au-redelegation/disspain-to-alston-18jun01.html IANA.org, Letter from Chris Disspain to Senator Richard Alston]</ref>

On May 28, 2001, .auDA requested [[IANA]] to re-delegate the .au ccTLD to the organization, and subsequently, on June 18th, 2001, [[Chris Disspain]], auDA's CEO, asked the Australian government through Senator Alston to communicate its endorsement to ICANN.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2001/au-redelegation/disspain-to-alston-18jun01.html IANA.org, Letter from Chris Disspain to Senator Richard Alston]</ref>

On July 4th, 2001, Senator Alston wrote to [[ICANN]] and formally confirmed the Australian government's endorsement to auDA as the new organization responsible for managing the .au ccTLD.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2001/au-redelegation/alston-to-lynn-04jul01.html IANA.org, Letter from Senator Richard Alston to Stuart Lynn]</ref>

On July 4, 2001, Senator Alston wrote to [[ICANN]] and formally confirmed the Australian government's endorsement of auDA as the new organization responsible for managing the .au ccTLD.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2001/au-redelegation/alston-to-lynn-04jul01.html IANA.org, Letter from Senator Richard Alston to Stuart Lynn]</ref>

On October 25, 2001, [[ICANN]] approved the redelegation of the .au ccTLD to .auDA under a sponsorship agreement.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/cctlds/au/sponsorship-agmt-25oct01.htm .au ccTLD Sponsorship Agreement]</ref>

On October 25, 2001, [[ICANN]] approved the redelegation of the .au ccTLD to .auDA under a sponsorship agreement.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/cctlds/au/sponsorship-agmt-25oct01.htm .au ccTLD Sponsorship Agreement]</ref>