.AU Residency Requirements

Registrants must meet the following requirements to register a second level .AU domain name:

.ASN.AU

Domain names must be an exact match, abbreviation, or acronym of the Registrant's name or otherwise closely and substantially connected to the Registrant.

To register a .ASN.AU domain name, Registrants must be one of the following:

• An association incorporated in any Australian State or Territory.

• A political party registered with the Australian Electoral Commission.

• A trade union or other organization registered under the Workplace Relations Act 1996.

• A sporting or special interest club operating in Australia.

• A charity operating in Australia, as defined in the registrant’s constitution or other documents of incorporation.

• A non-profit organization operating in Australia, as defined in the registrant’s constitution or other documents of incorporation.

.COM.AU

Domain names must be an exact match, abbreviation, or acronym of the Registrant's name or trademark, or otherwise closely and substantially connected to the Registrant.

To register a .COM.AU domain name, registrants must be one of the following:

• An Australian registered company.

• Trading under a registered business name in any Australian State or Territory.

• An Australian partnership or sole trader.

• A foreign company licensed to trade in Australia.

• The owner of an Australian Registered Trademark.

• An applicant for an Australian Registered Trademark.

• An association incorporated in any Australian State or Territory.

• An Australian commercial statutory body.

.ID.AU

Domain names must be an exact match, abbreviation, or acronym of the Registrant's personal name or otherwise closely and substantially connected to the Registrant. The name must include or be drived from one or more words of the Registrant's name or the name by which the Registrant is commonly known (nickname).

To register a .ID.AU domain name, registrants must be an Australian citizen or an Australian resident.

.NET.AU

Domain names must be an exact match, abbreviation, or acronym of the Registrant's name or otherwise closely and substantially connected to the Registrant.

To register a .NET.AU domain name, registrants must be one of the following:

• An Australian registered company.

• Trading under a registered business name in any Australian State or Territory.

• An Australian partnership or sole trader.

• A foreign company licensed to trade in Australia.

• The owner of an Australian Registered Trademark.

• An applicant for an Australian Registered Trademark.

• An association incorporated in any Australian State or Territory.

• An Australian commercial statutory body.

.ORG.AU

Domain names must be an exact match, abbreviation, or acronym of the Registrant's name or otherwise closely and substantially connected to the Registrant.

To register a .ORG.AU domain name, registrants must belong to one of the following:

• An association incorporated in any Australian State or Territory.

• A political party registered with the Australian Electoral Commission.

• A trade union or other organization registered under the Workplace Relations Act 1996.

• A sporting or special interest club operating in Australia.

• A charity operating in Australia, as defined in the registrant’s constitution or other documents of incorporation.

• A non-profit organization operating in Australia, as defined in the registrant’s constitution or other documents of incorporation.
  
  
  

  .AU Registration Considerations

  Prospective Registrants of a .AU domain name must meet specific requirements to register a domain name in each of the available second level .AU domains. Consequently, when registering a .AU domain, registrants must complete some additional fields on the New Domain Registration Form.

• Field	Description
  Registrant Name	Enter the legal name for the business or individual. May be a company, incorporated association, government agency or individual person, but cannot be a registered business name or trademark.
  Registrant ID	Enter the registrant identifier (for example,  the business or trade license number). From the drop-down list, choose the identifier type. The options are: ACN— Australian Company Number ABN— Australian Business Number OTHER Note: If you choose ACN or ABN from the drop-down list, you must enter a value in the Registrant ID text field; if you choose OTHER, the text field is optional.
  Eligibility Type	From the drop-down list, choose the reason that the registrant is eligible for the domain name. For example, if the registrant is using their company name to register the domain, then their Eligibility Type is Company. If  they are using their Registered Business Name to register the domain, then their Eligibility Type is Registered Business, even if they are also a company. The options are: Charity Child Care Centre Citizen/Resident Club Commercial Statutory Body Company Government School Higher Education Institution Incorporated Association Industry Body National Body Non-Government School Non-profit Organisation Other Partnership Pending TM Owner Political Party Pre-school Registered Business Religious/Church Group Research Organisation Sole Trader Trade Union Trademark Owner
  Eligibility Name	Enter the name that appears on the eligibility ID document.
  Eligibility ID	Enter the identifier of the eligibility document if it differs from the registrant's own corresponding ID, for example, when the registrant is using a registered business name or trademark to make themselves eligible for the domain name. From the drop-down list, choose the identifier type. The options are: ACN— Australian Company Number ABN— Australian Business Number VIC BN— Victoria Business Number NSW BN— New South Wales Business Number SA BN— South Australia Business Number NT BN— Northern Territory Business Number WA BN— Western Australia Business Number TAS BN— Tasmania Business Number ACT BN— Australian Capital Territory Business Number QLD BN— Queensland Business Number TM— Trademark OTHER