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Eligibility & Allocation
Rules for com.au domain names
The com.au 2LD is for commercial purposes.
1.
To be eligible for a domain name in the com.au
2LD, registrants must be:
a) an Australian registered company; or
b) trading under a registered business name
in any Australian State or Territory; or
c) an Australian partnership or sole trader;
d) a foreign company licensed to trade in
Australia; or
e) an owner of an Australian Registered Trade
Mark; or
f) an applicant for an Australian Registered
Trade Mark(1); or
g) an association incorporated in any Australian
State or Territory; or
h) an Australian commercial statutory body.
2. Domain names in the com.au 2LD must:
a) exactly match:
(i)
the registrant's company, business, trading,
association or statutory body name; or
(ii) the words comprising the registrant’s
Australian Registered Trade Mark or application
for an Australian Registered Trade Mark; or
b) be an acronym or abbreviation of
2a) (i) or (ii); or
c) be otherwise closely and substantially
connected to the registrant, because the domain
name refers to
(i) a product that the registrant manufactures
or sells; or
(ii) a service that the registrant provides;
or
(iii) an event that the registrant organises
or sponsors; or
(iv) an activity that the registrant facilitates,
teaches or trains; or
(v) a venue that the registrant operates;
or
(vi) a profession that the registrant's
employees practise.
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Eligibility & Allocation
Rules for .com, .net, .org domain names
There are no rules or restrictions for registration
of these generic Top Level Domains. If the name
is available it may be registered immediately
to an individual or to an organization. Trademark
infringement rules do apply.
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Eligibility & Allocation
Rules for .net.au domain names
The net.au 2LD is for commercial purposes.
1.
To be eligible for a domain name in the com.au
2LD, registrants must be:
a) an Australian registered company; or
b) trading under a registered business name
in any Australian State or Territory; or
c) an Australian partnership or sole trader;
d) a foreign company licensed to trade in
Australia; or
e) an owner of an Australian Registered Trade
Mark; or
f) an applicant for an Australian Registered
Trade Mark(1); or
g) an association incorporated in any Australian
State or Territory; or
h) an Australian commercial statutory body.
2.
Domain names in the com.au 2LD must:
a) exactly match:
(i)
the registrant's company, business, trading,
association or statutory body name; or
(ii) the words comprising the registrant’s
Australian Registered Trade Mark or application
for an Australian Registered Trade Mark;
or
b) be an acronym or abbreviation of
2a) (i) or (ii); or
c) be otherwise closely and substantially
connected to the registrant, because the domain
name refers to.
(i) a product that the registrant manufactures
or sells; or
(ii) a service that the registrant provides;
or
(iii) an event that the registrant organises
or sponsors; or
(iv) an activity that the registrant facilitates,
teaches or trains; or
(v) a venue that the registrant operates;
or
(vi) a profession that the registrant's
employees practise.
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Eligibility & Allocation
Rules for org.au domain names
The org.au 2LD is for non-commercial organisations.
1.
To be eligible in the org.au 2LD, registrants
must be:
a)
a charity operating in Australia, as defined
in the registrant’s constitution or other documents
of incorporation; or
b) a non-profit organisation operating in Australia,
as defined in the registrant’s constitution
or other documents of incorporation.
2.
Domain names in the org.au 2LD must:
a) exactly match the name of the registrant’s
charity or non-profit organisation; b) be an
acronym or abbreviation of the name of the registrant’s
charity or non-profit organisation; or
c) be otherwise closely and substantially connected
to the registrant, because the domain name refers
to:
(i) a service that the registrant provides;
or
(ii) a program that the registrant administers;
or
(iii) an event that the registrant organises
or sponsors; or
(iv) an activity that the registrant facilitates,
teaches or trains; or
(v) a venue that the registrant operates;
or
(vi) a profession that the registrant's members
practise.
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Eligibility
& Allocation Rules for .id.au domain names
The id.au 2LD is for individuals.
1.
To be eligible for a domain name in the id.au
2LD, registrants must be:
a)
an Australian citizen; or
b) an Australian resident.
2.
Domain names in the id.au 2LD must:
a)
exactly match the registrant’s personal name(2);
or
b) be an acronym or abbreviation of the registrant’s
personal name; or
c) be otherwise closely and substantially
connected to the registrant, because the domain
name:
(i)
is derived from one or more words of the
registrant's personal name; or
(ii) includes one or more words of the registrant's
personal name.
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Eligibility
& Allocation Rules for .asn.au domain names
The asn.au 2LD is for associations.
1.
To be eligible for a domain name in the asn.au
2LD, registrants must be:
a)
an association incorporated in any Australian
State or Territory; or b) a political party
registered with the Australian Electoral Commission;
or
c) a trade union or other organisation registered
under the Workplace Relations Act 1996; or
d) a sporting or special interest club operating
in Australia.
2.
Domain names in the asn.au 2LD must:
a)
exactly match the name of the registrant’s
association, political party, trade union
or other industry body, or club; or
b) be an acronym or abbreviation of the name
of the registrant’s association, political
party, trade union or other industry body,
or club; or
c) be otherwise closely and substantially
connected to the registrant, because the domain
name refers to:
(i)
a service that the registrant provides;
or
(ii) a program that the registrant administers;
or
(iii) an event that the registrant organises
or sponsors; or (iv) an activity that the
registrant facilitates, teaches or trains;
or
(v) a venue that the registrant operates;
or
(vi) a profession that the registrant's
members practise.
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Eligibility
& Allocation Rules for .co.uk, .co.nz domain
names
There are no rules or restrictions for registration
of these generic Top Level Domains. If the name
is available it may be registered immediately
to an individual or to an organization.
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