Under our Terms of Endorsement from the Australian Government, auDA is required to administer a licensing regime for .au domain names based in multi-stakeholder processes that is transparent, responsive, accountable, accessible and efficient.
We do this by developing policies for the .au domain with a multi-stakeholder approach to provide the greatest benefit for the Australian community and by maintaining and ensuring compliance with these policies.
Proposed administrative changes to published policies and retirement of redundant published policies
auDA is seeking the Australian community’s input on:
- A proposed uniform administrative change to 12 published policies that will make it clear when those policies apply, or when the .au Domain Administration Rules: Licensing (.au Licensing Rules) apply
- Immediate retirement of three published policies that are redundant.
The proposed administrative change is set out in full in draft copies of all 12 published policies which have been marked up to show the original wording and the proposed change.
We have prepared an explanatory statement that outlines the principles and process that apply to the review of auDA published policies, our multi-stakeholder approach to consultation and explanations of the proposed amendments.
Read the explanatory statement:
See below for the 12 policies with the proposed administrative change:
See below for the three policies that we propose are retired:
Have your say
Submissions for this consultation have now closed.
Please note that all submissions will be published on our website following a final decision on the proposed amendments unless you ask us to keep your submission private.
Consultation timeline
The public consultation on the proposed amendments will commence on 30 July 2024. Public consultation will close on 19 August 2024.
