All domain names registered through us have some requirements that must be met. Although these vary between registries, there are some common requirements as well.
Unless stated otherwise, all domain name registrations through us require the following information to be provided:
You must provide your full legal name as it appears on your identification documents issued by a government agency in your country.
If you are applying to register a domain name for business purposes, you must provide the full, registered name of your organisation or entity.
You must provide the following contact details:
The following information must be provided for the Administrative Contact of your domain name:
As the registrant, the following information must be provided by you:
The following details for the Technical Contact for your domain name must be provided:
If you have instructed us to act as the Technical Contact for your domain name, you do not need to provide us with a separate set of information for the Technical Contact as these details will be ours.
Australian domain names have additional requirements and are only registered to eligible individuals and entities that have an Australian presence.
For Australian domain names (domain names ending in .au
), the following general rules apply:
Extension | Eligibility |
---|---|
.com.au and .au |
Australian commercial entities |
.net.au |
Registered Australian companies |
.org.au |
Associations and non-profit organisations |
.id.au |
Australian citizens (individuals) only |
.asn.au |
Australian associations, political parties and clubs |
Some Australian domain name extensions are closed for public registration. These include:
Extension | General Eligibility |
---|---|
.edu.au |
Australian educatinal institutions |
.gov.au |
Australian Government and its departments |
.csiro.au |
CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) |
Australian domain names can be registered for a period of 1-5 years.
To successfully register an Austalian domain name, the appropriate proof of eligibility must be provided.
Some examples of proof of eligibility include:
.id.au
domain names).The Australian domain namespace is governed by auDA.
They have the sole jurisdiction on the registration and maintenance of the Australiam domain namespace and may refuse to register, or continue the registration of domain names that go against their policies.