Rules of Registration

Depending on your marketing strategy, you may find it advantageous to register your international, as well as the relevant Australian domain names. Be aware that different domain types do have specific conditions and will require you to provide certain details to qualify.

.com.au and .net.au View the .au Domain Registrant Agreement

To register a .com.au or .net.au domain, you must be an Australian registered company, or business with a registered business number (ABN, BRN, BN). You will need to supply this number during the order process. The domain name you order will need to be an exact match, acronym or abbreviation of the supplied business registration, or it should bear a close and substantial connection to the domain name. Domains can be two to 63 letters in length. Words can be separated by hyphens but not spaces.

.org.au and .asn.au

To qualify for these domains, your organisation must be a ‘non-commercial organisation’. The domain name you register needs to have a solid relationship to the organisation to which it represents.

.id.au

Intended for individuals who reside in Australia, anyone is free to register their own name.

.au.com View the .au.com Domain Registrant Agreement

These domain names are not restricted or regulated by .au policy rules and can be registered by anyone.

.com, .net View the .com, .net Domain Registrant Agreement

These domain names are not restricted and can be registered by anyone.

.biz, .org, .info View the .biz, .org, .info Domain Registrant Agreement

These domain names are not restricted and can be registered by anyone.

.nz View the .nz Domain Registrant Agreement

These domains are intended for people in, or with ties to, New Zealand. Anyone can register them - there are no restrictions on .nz domain names.

.uk View the .uk Domain Registrant Agreement

These domains are intended for people in, or with ties to, the United Kingdom. Anyone can register them - there are no restrictions on .uk domain names.