>Rules for Australian Domain Registration

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 for

Australian domain names:

 

.COM.AU -/- .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:

>An exact match of the business’ name or trademark

>An abbreviation of the business’ name or trademark

>An acronym of the business’ name or trademark

>Product that the business manufactures or sells

>A program that the business administers

>An activity that your business facilitates, teaches or trains

>A service that your business provides

>A venue that the business operates

>A profession that is practiced by the business’ employees or members

>An event that your business organises or sponsors

>Place names in Australia are disallowed as domain names

>Domain names can be 2 to 63 letters, and words can be separated by hyphens, but not spaces

 

.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:

>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 practice.

 

.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:

>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 practice.

 

.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.