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.au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA) is the entity responsible for managing the <.au> domain space. |
Trade marks |
A registrant must be able to demonstrate an “Australian presence” in order to apply for a license to use a <.au> domain name. |
Sub-licensing |
The new auDA rules now expressly prohibit a registrant from renting, leasing or sub-licensing its <.au> domain to a third party. |
Contractual capacity |
The new auDA rules now expressly require a registrant to have contractual capacity in order to apply for, and maintain, a <.au> domain licence. |
Warranties |
When registering a new <.au> domain, the applicant must now warrant “that the [domain] name is not deceptively similar to the name of a namespace in the .au ccTLD”. |
Lavan comment |
Although many of these changes are relatively minor, failure to comply may jeopardise your domain licences. Further, if the domain names you want are currently taken, the new rules may provide an opportunity to challenge the current registrant’s eligibility. |