au domain name requirements

[Adam Dicker]

auDA, the Australian Domain name Administrator, sets policies governing who is eligible to register an .au domain name.

.com.au
.com.au domain names can be registered by Australian registered businesses.
.com.au registrants must be: an Australian registered company; or
trading under a registered business name in any Australian State or Territory; or
an Australian partnership or sole trader;
a foreign company licensed to trade in Australia; or
an owner of an Australian Registered Trade Mark; or
an applicant for an Australian Registered Trade Mark; or
an association incorporated in any Australian State or Territory; or
an Australian commercial statutory body.

Register your .com.au domain name now for only $34.95 for 2 years!


.net.au
.net.au domain names can be registered by Australian registered businesses.
.net.au registrants must be:
an Australian registered company; or
trading under a registered business name in any Australian State or Territory; or
an Australian partnership or sole trader;
a foreign company licensed to trade in Australia; or
an owner of an Australian Registered Trade Mark; or
an applicant for an Australian Registered Trade Mark; or
an association incorporated in any Australian State or Territory; or
an Australian commercial statutory body.

Register your .net.au domain name now for only $34.95 for 2 years!


.org.au
.org.au domain names are used by Australian non-commercial organisations.
.org.au registrants must be:
an association incorporated in any AustralianState or Territory; or
a political party registered with the Australian Electoral Commission; or
a trade union or other organisation registered under the Workplace Relations Act 1996; or
a sporting or special interest club operating in Australia; or
a charity operating in Australia, as defined in the registrant's constitution or other documents of incorporation; or
a non-profit organisation operating in Australia, as defined in the registrant?s constitution or other documents of incorporation.

Register your .org.au domain name now for only $22.00 for 2 years!


.id.au
.id.au domain names are intended for Australian individuals. .id.au registrants must be:
an Australian citizen; or
an Australian resident.

Domain names in the id.au 2LD must be:
an exact match, abbreviation or acronym of the registrant’s personal name; or
otherwise closely and substantially connected to the registrant, because the domain name:

(i) includes, or is derived from, one or more words of the registrant's personal name; or

(ii) is a name by which the registrant is commonly known (ie. a nickname).




Register your .id.au domain name now for only $44.95 for 2 years!


.asn.au
.asn.au domain names are intended for Australian associations. .asn.au registrants must be:

an association incorporated in any Australian State or Territory; or
political party registered with the Australian Electoral Commission; or
a trade union or other organisation registered under the Workplace Relations Act 1996; or
a sporting or special interest club operating in Australia; or
a charity operating in Australia, as defined in the registrant's constitution or other documents of incorporation; or
a non-profit organisation operating in Australia, as defined in the registrant?s constitution or other documents of incorporation.

Register your .asn.au domain name now for only $34.95 for 2 years!




what do I need to register these domain names?

.com.au, .net.au, .org.au
To register one of these domain names you will need an ABN, an ACN, an Incorporated Association Number or your registered business's identification number.




rules

.com.au, .net.au, .org.au, id.au
Only letters, numbers, or hyphens ("-") are allowed.
The domain name cannot begin or end with a hyphen.
The domain name cannot contain hyphens in the third and fourth position (eg. ab--cd.com.au).
The domain name must have at least 2 characters and less than 63 characters, not including the .com.au, .net.au, .org.au or id.au .org.au or id.au

http://www.domainhostingshop.com.au/...-requirements/

[DNTrade]

There are lots of rules and regulations with regards to purchasing Aussie domain names.

A lot of overseas people also think that only Australian's can buy Aussie domain names. This is not true, as there are other legitimate ways to do so. And it is not so difficult or expensive either.

If anyone is interested in getting further info, please message me. I have assisted a number of US and Canadian domainers.

[rocket]

If anyone is looking to register a .com .au , i have a Current ABN Number.

PM if interested .

Thanks.

[DNTrade]

If anyone is looking to register a .com .au , i have a Current ABN Number.

PM if interested .

Thanks.

With respect to you and your offer, I would not advise anyone to go down this path. auDA (our administrator) would view this very badly if they discovered anyone doing this. You would lose the domain, plus possibly have your whole account audited by them.

5. BREACHES OF POLICY

5.1 Where a registrant has made a false warranty to the registrar, or otherwise acted in bad faith in order to obtain the domain name licence, auDA reserves the right to revoke the domain name licence.

There are legitimate ways to register Aussie domain names if you live outside of Australia. I have posted about this previously.

[CooperMills]

I agree with DNTrade on this. It is not worth doing things the questionable way when it can be done legitimately. Not worth the risk to investment.

I made a post on how to do things here on DNFORUM

If anyone needs any further information feel free to drop me a line, for example we can file trade mark applications and obtain ARBNs for non Australian residents