Australian domain name registrations work differently to the rest of the world.
In Australia (or outside of Australia) someone cannot register a dot au (.au) domain without having an Australian Business Number (ABN) first. Either in your own personal capacity, in which you are limited to your name and exact line of business, or in a business name, whereby you have a bit more freedom to justify the domains that suit your business.
AU domain names are only available for registration to Australian entities or companies incorporated in Australia.
A .AU domain name can be Registered for only 2 years.
While adding a .AU Contact, you need to provide the following additional details about the Registrant:
EligibilityID Type:
- Australian Company Number (ACN)
- Australian Business Number (ABN)
- Victoria Business Number (VIC BN)
- New South Wales Business Number (NSW BN)
- South Australia Business Number (SA BN)
- Northern Territory Business Number (NT BN)
- Western Australia Business Number (WA BN)
- Tasmania Business Number (TAS BN)
- Australian Capital Territory Business Number (ACT BN)
- Queensland Business Number (QLD BN)
- Trademark (TM)
- ARBN
- Other
Entity type:
- Commercial Statutory Body
- Company
- Incorporated Association
- Partnership
- Pending TM Owner
- Foreign Company
- Registered Business
- Sole Trader
Eligibility Name: This will be automatically fetched depending on the EligibilityID Type and EligibilityID submitted above. This field will be displayed only for the following EligibilityID Type values.
- Victoria Business Number (VIC BN)
- New South Wales Business Number (NSW BN)
- South Australia Business Number (SA BN)
- Northern Territory Business Number (NT BN)
- Western Australia Business Number (WA BN)
- Tasmania Business Number (TAS BN)
- Australian Capital Territory Business Number (ACT BN)
- Queensland Business Number (QLD BN)
Registrant Name: Depending on the EligibilityID Type and EligibilityID submitted above, this will be automatically fetched only for the following EligibilityID Type values.
- Australian Company Number (ACN)
- Australian Business Number (ABN)
- ARBN
Eligibility Reason: To indicate how you are related to the Registration name you listed above and submit the form to register your .AU domain name:
- Domain Name is an Exact Match OR Abbreviation OR Acronym of your Entity or Trading Name.
- Close and substantial connection between the domain name and the operations of your Entity.