Editing AU (section)

= TLD specific =

=== Restrictions ===
.AU is the so-called country code Top-Level-Domain (ccTLD) of Australia. An .AU domain is normally used by companies who are located in Australia or who have business relationships with Australia.

* '''COM.AU''': For Australian registered companies or a trading under a registered business name in any Australian State or Territory or an Australian partnership or sole trader or a foreign company licensed to trade in Australia or owners of an Australian Registered Trade Mark or an applicant for an Australian Registered Trade Mark or associations incorporated in any Australian State or Territory or Australian commercial statutory bodies
* '''NET.AU''': same as for .COM.AU
* '''ORG.AU''': For a charity operating in Australia or a non-profit organisation operating in Australia
* '''ID.AU''': For Australian Citizens and Australian Residents


''Update of the Allocation Criteria for .AU Domains''

The Australian TLD administration auDA (.AU, .COM.AU, ORG.AU, .NET.AU, .ASN.AU, .ID.AU) has updated the allocation criteria for its domains. In detail, this concerns the assignment of natural or legal persons (API parameter x-au-domain-relationtype) to the respective TLD (API parameter zone) in the API extensions. The affected transaction types are: addDomain, modifyDomain, and tradeDomain

From 15 March 2023, 07:00 UTC we will make the changes available in the OTE, from 18 April 2023, 07:00 UTC the new behavior will be rolled out to LIVE environment.

[https://wiki.hexonet.net/images/5/51/Au-relationtype-table-22-02-23.pdf The table with the then valid criteria can be found here.]

=== Special parameters ===
Required for .COM.AU, .ID.AU, .NET.AU and .ORG.AU registrations:
<br>
<pre>
X-AU-REGISTRANT-ID-NUMBER = (TEXT) (max. 255 chars) - The respective number depending on the registrant id type.
X-AU-REGISTRANT-ID-TYPE = ABN | ACN | TM - The meaning of the abbreviations is stated in the table below.
</pre>
<br>
{| border="1"
|-
! Abbreviation
! Registrant Id Type
|-
| ABN
| Australian Business Number
|-
| ACN
| Australian Company Number
|-
| TM
| Trademark Number
|}
<br>
The domain registration may fail due to incorrect ACN or ABN numbers provided. Make sure that the ACN or ABN number you are using is registered and ACTIVE.
The validity of these numbers can be checked using the following lookup services.

The validity of the ABN number can be checked via the following LINK:

https://abr.business.gov.au/

The validity of the ACN number can be checked via the following LINK:

https://connectonline.asic.gov.au/RegistrySearch/faces/landing/SearchRegisters.jspx
(select "Search within: Organization & Business Names" and enter the ACN below it)

The Australian Trademark database can be search via the following database:

https://search.ipaustralia.gov.au/trademarks/search/quick

=== Authcode Request ===

Registrants can recover their domain authcode via The .AU registry website. <br/>
[https://pw.auda.org.au/ AUDA Recover Domain Password and Expiry Date]

=== RenewalProhibited Status ===

The registry does not allow explicit renewals unless the domain is within 90 days of the current expiration date. This lock will be automatically removed by the registry and then will be applied after the domain has been renewed.

=== ABN Name change ===
If the Business name has changed but the ABN/ACN has not changed, you can reset the name via the following API command.
<pre>
COMMAND = ModifyDomain
RESET-X-AU-FLAGS = 1
DOMAIN = (DOMAIN)
</pre>

This will use the existing Type and number to lookup the current name from the ABR and apply it to the domain.