Help for the com.au Domain Name Application Form

This document is the help for the com.au Domain Name Application Form.

Notes on Filling in the Form

There are two forms which you must complete to fully register and delegate a com.au domain name. You should complete the registration section to apply for a com.au domain name. If you also want to use that domain name (ie host it on a server), you should also delegate it. Registered users (account holders) can have their domain names automatically delegated so that the delegation section need not be completed.

Some ninety per cent of domain name applications are for companies, business names or company trading names:

  1. If the domain name is for a company, complete the company name and ACN fields.
  2. If the domain name is for a registered business name that is not owned by a company:
    1. complete the business name, state and Registered Business Name (RBN) fields, and
    2. provide information about the proprietor by selecting "sole trader" or "partnership" from the explain no ACN field.
  3. If the domain name is for a registered business name owned by a company (ie a "trading name"), complete:
    1. the company name and ACN fields, and
    2. the business name, state and Registered Business Name (RBN) fields

Notes on Sections in the Form

1. Application Information
Your email address This should be your email address. It is one of the four points of contact for this domain name. You can choose to have the invoice for this domain name application sent to your email address.
Domain Name The com.au domain name you want to apply for. NB com.au domain names are allocated according to the current com.au Domain Name Allocation Policy.
Service Level You select a guaranteed maximum turnaround time for this application. The "Standard" service level has a guaranteed response time of two days, and costs $125. "Premium" has a four-hour guaranteed response time and costs $225.
Billing Contact You select the person to whom the invoice is sent. The default is your email address (above), but you can also have the invoice sent to the admin contact, or you can nominate another NIC handle as the billing contact (e.g. the Accounts department in your organisation). We will attempt to use this billing contact for all subsequent queries relating to this domain name (e.g. licence renewal at the end of the initial licence period).
2.1 Business Name Details
Business Name The Registered Business Name. Business Names are registered on a state-by-state basis, coming under the jurisdiction of the Business Names Act in that state. Business names are allocated and administered by the various state bodies.
State The state (or territory) or the business name application.
RBN The Registered Business Number of the Registered Business Name. Special note to Qld residents: The "BN" is an integral part of the RBN, and must be included in the application.
Proprietor The legal status of the proprietor of the business. The choices are:
  1. "Sole Trader" for a single person operating a business
  2. "Partnership" for two or more persons (or organisations) in business together
  3. "Company" where the business name is owned by a company

    This occurs where a company is trading as a name other than the company name (i.e. a "trading name"). You should complete section 2.1, selecting "Company" as the proprietor, and also provide the company details (below).

2.2 Company Details
Company Name The name of the company. Please make sure that it is the name of the company, and not a trading name (see above).
ACN The Australian Company Number. This is a nine digit number allocated to companies registered with the Australian Securities Commission. This field can also be used for Australian Registered Body Numbers (ARBN) which are allocated to such bodies as foreign companies registered to trade in Australia.
2.3 No Business or Company Registration
Organisation Name If the organisation has neither business name registration or company registration, complete this section. Use this field to list the organisation's name.
Organisation Type Select one of the organisation types in this field, and/or provide more information in the field below. NB you will most likely need to provide some additional registration information (e.g. a Financial Institution has an FI Code).
Explain Organisation Type Use this field to provide registration details for the organisation, or provide additional information on the type of organisation (e.g. a reference to an Act under which a statutory corporation was registered).
3. Postal Address Information
Street Address The first part of the postal address for the organisation listed in section 2.
Suburb/City The suburb and city part of the postal address.
State and Post Code The State (or Territory) in Australia, and the post code. You can check post codes at the Australia Post web site.
4. Administrative Contact
Admin NIC handle

If you have an existing NIC handle for the administrative contact ("admin contact"), type it in here. If not, simply fill in the fields below, and we will create one for you.

Please ensure that the admin contact is from one of the organisations listed in section 2 (above). The admin contact must not be the Internet Service Provider or any other agent of the organisations listed. You can use both the billing contact (above) or the technical contact (in the delegation form) for this purpose.

Create Client NIC Handle All of the details for the admin contact in one of the listed organisations (above).
5. Other com.au Names
Other com.au Names If the listed organisation already has other com.au domain names, you must answer "Yes".
List Other Names If the listed organisation does have other com.au domain names, list them here.
Explain Other Names if the listed organisation already has a com.au domain name, please explain why additional names are required. NB the com.au Domain Name Allocation Policy provides that only one domain name is allocated per registered commercial name.
6. Market Research
How did you find us We are trying to determine which are the more important advertising mediums for us. We would appreciate your input.

We welcome comments on this document.
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