Register your .au domain name

From€110.00 /yr.

.AU domain name - Australia

.AU is the country code for Australia. It is operated by the Australian registry AuDA and can be registered by an individual or by a business registered in Australia for a minimum one-year period.

Availability phases

2. General Availability (ENDED)

General Availability (GA) is open-ended and it's when everyone can try to register the domain names they want in real time.
For most new gTLDs, we accept pre-orders for the General Availability launch on a first come, first served basis, and our systems will register domains the very second that General Availability begins. We accept only one pre-order per domain name, and you'll receive a full refund should we be unable to secure your domain name.

Setup fee:	€0.00
Annual fee:	€99.06
Start date:	Phase has ended
End date:	Phase has ended

1. Grandfathering Period for .au (ENDED)

Setup fee:	€0.00
Annual fee:	€99.06
Start date:	Phase has ended
End date:	Phase has ended

.AU registry information

Setup fee	None
Annual fee	€110.00
Renewal fee	€110.00
Update fee	Free
Trade fee	€136.50
Transfer fee	€110.00
Reactivation fee	€25.00 + (Renewal fee)

Minimum length	2 characters
Maximum length	63 characters
Numbers	Allowed (full-numeric)
Hyphen	Allowed (middle only)
IDN	Not allowed

Minimum subscription period	1 year
Minimum renewal period	1 year
Renewal increment	1 year
Registration delay	1-3 days

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Features & Requirements

Below are a list of the requirements and features for registering a .AU domain name.

DNSSEC supported
Local Presence Required

Conditions

The registration of an available .AU domain name is restricted to individual and commercial entities with a local presence in Australia. (see: https://www.auda.org.au/policy... & https://www.auda.org.au/policy...) Grandfathering Period (Priority Registration for Registrants of existing 3^rd level .AU Domains) During the first 180 days of the .AU launch (24^thMarch - 20^th September) 3^rd level .AU domain Registrants can apply for their matching .AU domain which is reserved and not available for general registration. The .AU Registry (AuDA) has divided Priority applicants in 2 categories, depending on when their 3rd level .AU domain was registered: Priority category 1: 3rd level .AU Names with a creation date on or before February 4, 2018 at 23:59:59 UTC Priority category 2: 3rd level .AU Names with a creation date after February 4, 2018 at 23:59:59 UTC and before March 23, 2022 at 23:59:59 UTC. In those cases where more than one eligible Priority applicant exists, 2nd level .AU domains will be allocated according to the following criteria: Where there are Category 1 and Category 2 applicants, Category 1 applicants have priority over Category 2 applicants. Where there are multiple Category 1 applicants, all Category 1 applicants must agree on the allocation. Domains for which an agreement cannot be reached, will remain reserved indefinitely, until a single applicant remains. Where there are only Category 2 applicants, the name is allocated to the applicant whose 3rd level .AU domain has the earliest creation date in the .AU registry. In order to Proceed with a Grandfathering Registration, you will need a Priority Registration Token of the matching 3^rd Level .AU Domain possible to request here: https://priority.auda.org.au/ on launch date The Priority status of your 3^rd level domain can be checked with the .au Registry online Tool: https://www.auda.org.au/tools/priority-status-tool
Please note: The .AU registry asks that the Owner contact provide an Australian Business Number (ABN,ACN) in case of a commercial entity. For non-Australian companies, an international trademark with Australian coverage is also valid (Trademark needs to be an exact Match.