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^th March - 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

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.