If you want to register a domain name
in Australia, important rules apply. During the registration
process, you will be required to meet the
following requirements.
Australian domain names:
.COM.AU
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.NET.AU
Popular amongst commercial entities, based in Australia,
serving an Australian market. Must be an Australian registered
company, or business to secure a domain, and must meet
one of the following criteria:
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An exact match
of the business’ name or trademark
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An abbreviation
of the business’ name or trademark
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An acronym
of the business’ name or trademark
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Product that
the business manufactures or sells
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A program that
the business administers
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An activity
that your business facilitates, teaches or trains
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A service that
your business provides
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A venue that
the business operates
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A profession
that is practiced by the business’ employees
or members
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An event that
your business organises or sponsors
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Place names
in Australia are disallowed as domain names
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Domain names
can be 2 to 63 letters, and words can be separated
by hyphens, but not spaces
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Australian domain names:
.ORG.AU
Charities, or not-for-profit organisations, as specified
in your articles of association, you must be a registered
company, or business, or incorporated association to acquire
an org.au domain name and must meet one of the following
criteria:
- exactly match the name of the
registrant’s association, political party,
trade union or other industry body, or club; or
- be an acronym or abbreviation
of the name of the registrant’s association,
political party, trade union or other industry
body, or club; or
- be otherwise closely and substantially
connected to the registrant, because the domain
name refers to:
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- a service that
the registrant provides; or
- a program that
the registrant administers; or
- an event that
the registrant organises or sponsors; or
- an activity that
the registrant facilitates, teaches or trains;
or
- a venue that
the registrant operates; or
- a profession
that the registrant's members practise.
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Australian domain names:
.ASN.AU
Applicants must either be an incorporated association, registered
political party, registered trade union, or a sporting
or special interest club operating within Australia, and
must meet one of the following criteria:
- exactly match the name of the registrant’s
association, political party, trade union or other
industry body, or club; or
- be an acronym or abbreviation of the name of
the registrant’s association, political
party, trade union or other industry body, or
club; or
- be otherwise closely and substantially connected
to the registrant, because the domain name refers
to:
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- a service that the registrant
provides; or
- a program that the registrant
administers; or
- an event that the registrant
organises or sponsors; or
- an activity that the
registrant facilitates, teaches or trains;
or
- a venue that the registrant
operates; or
- a profession that
the registrant's members practise.
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Australian domain names:
.ID.AU
Especially designed for individuals,
who reside in Australia.
To be eligible
for a id.au domain name, registrants must be:
- an Australian citizen; or
- an Australian resident.
id.au Domain names must:
- is exactly match the registrant’s
personal name ; or
- be an acronym or abbreviation
of the registrant’s personal name; or
- be otherwise closely
and substantially connected to the registrant,
because the domain name: derived from the registrant's
personal name; or includes the registrant's personal
name.
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