Registration requirements for .au domains

If you want to register an Australian domain name, important rules apply. During the registration process, you will be required to meet the requirements as stated below.

Other domain names without the .au e.g. .com, .net, etc do not require you to meet these requirements.

.COM.AU & .NET.AU

Popular amongst commercial entities, it identifies your domain entity as being based in Australia, serving an Australian market. ABN/ACN/ARBN, etc is required.

Individuals may obtain .au domain names by simply applying for an ABN, and under the sub heading choose entity type of 'sole trader'.

DOMAIN NAME HERE

.COM.AU

You must be able to supply an ABN/ACN/ABRN or ARSN to secure your domain - register/check your ABN here, register/check your ACN here, your domain will be registered based on the criteria that most closely matches your domain.

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

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

.ASN.AU DOMAINS

The .asn.au domains are normally reserved for incorporated associations, political parties, trade unions, sporting and special interest clubs. An example is the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry who have registered the domain 'www.acci.asn.au'.

Any non-commercial registered Australian entity is eligible, 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 profession that is practiced by the business’ employees or members
A program that the business administers
An event that your business organises or sponsors

You must supply us with the name of your incorporated association, political party, trade union, sporting and special interest club that the domain will be registered for. An ABN/ACN/ABRN or ARSN is not required to secure your domain, but it is preferred if you could supply one.

Your ABN/ACN/ABRN or ARSN must specify that you are an incorporated association, political party, trade union, sporting or special interest club.

To Register/check your ABN here, register/check your ACN here, your domain will be registered based on the criteria that most closely matches your domain.

.ORG.AU

The .org.au domains are normally reserved for charities and non-profit organisations, eg. clubs, churches, community, welfare,and charity types of groups. An example is CARE Australia who have registered the domain 'careaustralia.org.au'. Please note that any non-commercial Australian entity is eligible.
You must supply us with the name of your organisation that the domain will be registered for.

An ABN/ACN/ABRN or ARSN is not required to secure your domain, but it is preferred if you could supply one. Your ABN/ACN/ABRN or ARSN must specify that you are a registered charity or non-profit organisation.

To register/check your ABN here, register/check your AC here, your domain will be registered based on the criteria that most closely matches your domain.

.ID.AU

Especially designed for individuals, NO ABN/ACN/ABRN/ARSN requirements and must reside in Australia. Applicant must meet the following criteria:

Derived from or includes the individuals’ name

Why buy more than one domain name?

Keep the competition from owning a name that draws customers to them rather than you. Promote the different products and services you offer. Drive more traffic to your Web site. Enjoy more opportunities to market to - and be listed in - search engines. Create distinct advertising strategies that reach different target markets. Provide customers more ways to find you when searching the Internet. Capture common misspellings of your domain name, instead of sending visitors to an error page. Protect your brand and online image.

Tips From An Expert

"These days you need to do so much more to promote yourself and make sure that you have all your bases covered... By now, most of us have the dot-com routine down when we want to establish a new brand: We go to our favorite registrar, and reserve that domain name the moment the idea crosses our craniums what the right name should be... There are other names that you should purchase as well as the dot-com. Podcasters should probably also get a .TV domain name (those folks in Tuvalu are happy about this), and there are also .BIZ and .INFO names too that make sense under certain circumstances. And if you...have some extra cash, you can purchase a .NET or .ORG, too."

David Strom, International authority on network and Internet technologies, www.strominator.com

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DOMAIN NAME HERE

.COM.AU