.au domain name
.AU is the official extension of Australia.
Mainly dedicated to companies and commercial activities, this extension is restricted to legal entities registered in Australia.
Register your .au domain name
(Australia)
Included with every domain
There is no specific procedure related to the registration of a domain name.
.AU domain names are allocated on a "first come, first served" basis.
Restrictions / Allocation Rules:
Owner:
An Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident visa holder
or
A company, business name, partnership, sole trader or association registered in Australia
or
A holder of a valid trademark in Australia
Domain name:
If the registration is based on an Australian presence :
- There are no restrictions on the choice of domain name
If the registration is based on an Australian trademark, the .au domain name must be :
- an exact match of the trademark name, or
- an exact match of the company's name, or
- be the acronym or abbreviation of the company's name, or
- be related to its activities, products or services
In order to transfer your domain name to Netim, you must disable transfer protections and obtain the authorisation code from your current Registrar.
The transfer may take several days.
The domain expiration date is not affected by the transfer process.
In order to obtain the procedure for changing the holder of your domain name, do not hesitate to contact us.
The .au extension does not support special characters.
Netim works closely with the Registry
For some extensions, there is no accreditation possible. Netim is then in contact with the Registry or one of its local partners.
Whatever the case, we take care of everything and make your experience just as smooth. Your domain is in good hands.