.com.au Domain Names

[axeray]

Good Domain names are ever increasingly becoming harder and harder to find.

Fortnunately, there are plenty of great Australian .com.au domains available as well as many from other Top Level Domains (TLD's) across the globe.

I've been working on this project for a little while now and it's finally up and going. We know how a lot of domain name retailers have poor response times and ordinary customer service. Our focus is to provide the level of customer service expected online whilst providing competitive prices for our product.

If ever you're in need of a .com.au Domain Name and a level of support from people who care. Then drop in and pay us a visit.

[Slade]

Sounds great axeray, just wondering, are there any restrictions still with .com.au domain names?

[axeray]

There are.

You can find the eligibility criteria for .com.au domain names here.

[Slade]

Interesting, I heard that recently they opened up the registrations to allow anyone to register any domain..?

[axeray]

Not really, your business still needs to be related to the domain name and you need to be doing business in Australia.



ELIGIBILITY AND ALLOCATION RULES FOR ALL OPEN 2LDS
First come, first served
1. Domain name licences are allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. It is not possible to pre-register or otherwise reserve a domain name.
Registrants must be Australian
2. Domain name licences may only be allocated to a registrant who is Australian, as defined under the eligibility and allocation rules for each 2LD.
Composition of domain names
3. Domain names must:
a) be at least 2 characters long;
b) contain only letters (a-z), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (-), or a combination of these;
c) start and end with a number or a letter, not a hyphen; and
d) not contain hyphens in the third and fourth position (eg. ab--cd.com.au).



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ELIGIBILITY AND ALLOCATION RULES FOR COM.AU
The com.au 2LD is for commercial purposes.
The following rules are to be read in conjunction with the Eligibility and Allocation Rules for All Open 2LDs, contained in Schedule A of this document.
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 ; 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, acronym or abbreviation of the registrant’s company or trading name, organization or association name or trademark; or:
b) be otherwise closely and substantially connected to the registrant.

[ChasingtheDream]

I have just read through the eligibility requirements and there seems to be no mention of needing an ABN. I thought that was pretty important when it came down to registering Australian domains?

[The King Game]

You need an ABN. Simple as that. No ABN, no domain name. End of story.