 FAQ
- Domain Name Rules
General
.au Domain
Any
domain name is acceptable so long as:
- it is unique within the chosen domain, eg: .com
(name uniqueness tests are not case sensitive);
- it is at least two characters and less than 26 characters
long; and
- it contains only alphanumeric characters and hyphens,
and starts and finishes with an alphanumeric character.
Additional
restrictions for the .au domain
- the name must be closely derived from either the
legal name of the applicant organisation, or a name
which has been registered as a business name by
an appropriate government authority in Australia
Acceptable names are often the full name, an acronym,
a concatenation or abbreviation of the company or
business name;
- the name cannot be a common English dictionary
word, such as "bread";
- the name cannot be a generic English dictionary
word indicating a class or type, such as "architecture";
- the name cannot be an unqualified Australian place
name such as "Sydney", and
- the name must not contravene any third party's
rights to use the name.
The above information is from the AUNIC
naming policy document which can be seen in full at
http://www.melbourneit.com.au/com_au/com.au_policy.html
Please refer to this document to ensure there have been
not changes to the policy and for the full policy details.
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