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.au Policy | .nz Policy | .uk Policy | International Policy

.au Policy: Registration of an Australian Domain Name

If you want to register a domain name in Australia, important rules apply. During the registration process, you will be required to warrant you meet the requirements below.

.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

.au.com

Policy free, anyone can register any domain name, regardless of their rights to that domain name. If you own a company name, or a trademark, it does not prevent someone registering that name.

.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:

Product that the business manufactures or sells
A program that the business administers
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

.asn.au

Applicants must either 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:

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

.id.au

Especially designed for individuals, who reside in Australia. Applicant must meet the following criteria:

Derived from or includes the individuals’ name

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.nz Policy: Registration of a New Zealand Domain Name

Policy free, anyone can register any domain name, regardless of their rights to that domain name. If you own a company name, or a trademark, it does not prevent someone registering that name.

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.uk Policy: Registration of a New Zealand Domain Name

Policy free, anyone can register any domain name, regardless of their rights to that domain name. If you own a company name, or a trademark, it does not prevent someone registering that name.

International Policy: Registration of a non country-specific Domain Name

Policy free, anyone can register any domain name, regardless of their rights to that domain name. If you own a company name, or a trademark, it does not prevent someone registering that name.