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Secure
Your .com.au Australian Domain Name
Protect
your business name and register your .com.au domain.
Cost
of Australian domains is $140 (GST included), renewable every
two years.
In
order to apply for a .com.au one of the following allocation
criteria would need to be met:
1. Exact Match: The .com.au application is an exact
match with one or more words in the registrant's organisation
name or trademark, in the same order as they appear in the
name. Note: Commercial identifiers such as “Pty Ltd”
or “Co”, other identifiers such as “com.au”,
words such as “a” “the” “and”
do not need to be included. Also there is no distinction made
between singular and plural. Example: The Wheel Co Ltd could
have wheel.com.au, or wheels.com.au
Your Trusted Australian Registrar
2. Abreviation: The .com.au application is an abbreviation
of the registrant’s organisation name or trademark. An
"abbreviation" is where the requested domain name
is a shortened version of the name of the applicant The abbreviation
can contain letters or numbers that do not appear in the name
but not additional words. The abbreviation must "represent
or stand for the complete form". This means that the
abbreviation must be a close approximation of, and have a
related meaning to, the complete form.
Examples: The Bayside Computer Company could have comp.com.au,
Turner and Turner could have turners.com.au or tandt.com.au
3. Acronym: The com.au application is an acronym of
the registrant’s organization full name or trademark.
Example: Great Deal Computers Pty Ltd could have gdc.com.au
4. The New Close and Substantial Connection Rule:
Under the new policy, a .com.au can be registered if there
is a close and substantial connection to the applicant’s
business in one of the following areas:
- Product: The .com.au application refers to a product
or service that the registrant manufactures or sells, so ABC
Groceries could have groceries.com.au
- Service: The .com.au application refers to the name
of a service that the registrant provides, so City Party Foods
could have catering.com.au.
- Event: The .com.au application refers to an event that the
registrant organises or sponsors, so the Great Promotion Company
could have fashionshow.com.au
- Activity: The .com.au application refers to the name
of an activity for which the registrant provides teaching
or training services, so ABC Hotel Training Company could
have hospitality.com.au
- Venue: The .com.au application refers to the name
of a venue that is operated by the registrant., so ABC Hotels
could have latenightdisco.com.au
- Profession: The .com.au application is the name of a profession
that is practiced by the registrant, so Dr George Jones could
have doctor.com.au.
What
can't I register?
1. Australian place names cannot be registered.
What
details are required for lodging an acceptable application?
How
do I pay for my .com.au domain name?
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