At registration, renewal and transfer, as a Registrar, we are required to validate whether the applicant/current licence holder, meets the Eligibility and Allocation criteria for the given namespace.
Below is information from auDA the governing body of the au namespace regarding Eligibility and Allocation for .com.au and .net.au.
If you are unsure how these rules apply to you and your domain, please open a support ticket and one of our friendly team will be happy to assist.
Exceprts from https://www.auda.org.au/au-domain-names/domain-name-help/comau-and-netau-rules-eligibility-and-allocation
There are rules around who can register com.au or net.au names (eligibility) and what names they choose (allocation). These rules are identical for com.au and net.au names and help ensure that these namespaces remain trusted and Australian.
If you already hold or are intending to register a name in the com.au namespace it’s very important you are aware of and understand these rules as you are required to meet eligibility and allocation requirements for your com.au or net.au name throughout its entire licence period, not just at the time of registration. If you don’t meet the requirements for your name, you risk having it suspended or deleted if a complaint is raised.
Eligibility – who can apply for a com.au or net.au domain name?
Eligibility rules determine who can hold a name in a particular namespace.
To be eligible for a com.au or net.au name the registrant must have an Australian presence and be a commercial entity.
The following kinds of commercial entity are eligible for com.au or net.au domain names:
- a company under the Corporations Act 2001(Cth);
- a Commonwealth entity as defined in section 10 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013(Cth);
- a Registrable Body under the Corporations Act 2001(Cth);
- an Incorporated Association under State or Territory legislation;
- an entity or natural Person issued with an Australian Business Number under the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999 (Cth);
- a Statutory Body under Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation that engages in trade or commerce;
- a Trust issued with an Australian Business Number, but does not include a charitable trust or a public or private ancillary fund;
- an Incorporated limited partnership under State and Territory legislation;
- a Trading Cooperative under State and Territory legislation;
- Government, being either the Crown or a Commonwealth, State or Territory statutory agency; or
- a foreign legal entity or natural person who holds or has applied for an Australian Trade Mark.
Allocation – what com.au or net.au name can you choose.
Allocation rules define how a name needs to relate to a registrant.
For com.au and net.au the domain name you apply for must be:
(a) a match of the Person’s company, business, statutory or Personal name; or
(b) an acronym of the Person’s company, business, statutory or Personal name; or
(c) a match of the Person’s Australian Trade Mark; or
(d) a match to or an acronym of a name of a related body corporate or
(e) a match or an acronym of a name of:
(i) a partnership of which the Person is a partner;
(ii) a trust of which the Person is a trustee; or
(f) a match or synonym of the name of:
(i) a service that the Person provides;
(ii) goods that the Person sells (whether retail or wholesale);
(iii) an event that the Person registers or sponsors;
(iv) an activity that the Person facilitates, teaches or trains;
(v) premises which the Person operates
and which that Person is providing at the time of the application.
