Overview

.ORG.AU domains have the strictest requirements of all publicly available .au based domain names. The .ORG.AU namespace is typically used by Charities, clubs, communities and non-profit organisations across Australia.

.ORG.AU Domain Eligibility Requirements

In order to register a .org.au domain please see the below requirements;

  1. an Incorporated Association under State or Territory legislation;
  2. A Company limited by guarantee under the Corporations Act 2001(Cth)
  3. a Non-distributing co-operative registered under State or Territory legislation;
  4. an Indigenous Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006(Cth) and which appears on the Register of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations;
  5. A Registered Organisation that is:
    • an association of employers;
    •  an association of employees (union); or
    • an enterprise association; registered under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009(Cth) and which appears on the Register of Organisations;
  6. a Charitable trust endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office as a Deductible Gift Recipient;
  7. a Non-trading cooperative under State or Territory legislation;
  8. a Public or Private Ancillary Fund endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office as a Deductible Gift Recipient;
  9. an unincorporated association that appears on the Register of Charities established under the Australian Charities and Not for Profit Commission Act 2012(Cth);
  10. a Political Party registered under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918(Cth) or State or Territory Electoral Act and which appears on the Register of Political Parties or as otherwise named; or
  11. Government, being either the Crown or a Commonwealth, State or Territory statutory agency.

The following kinds of organisations are new to this definition:

  • Indigenous corporations;
  • Co-operatives;
  • Registered state and territory political parties; and
  • Government, being either the Crown or a Commonwealth, State or Territory statutory agency.

Information

The ABN/ACN entity type must be listed as a charity, not for profit, or an incorporated association. (Unincorporated associations/ entities are not eligible)

Private companies are NOT eligible for this extension, as they are limited by share/stakeholders and not guarantors.

What if I am an Unincorporated association?

Under the auDA rules, unincorporated associations are not eligible to hold org.au names. The only exception is where an unincorporated association appears on the Australian Charities and Not for Profit Commission’s (ACNC) Register of Charities.

Unincorporated associations are eligible to register in the asn.au namespace. You may wish to consider registering a name that is the same or similar to your org.au name in the asn.au namespace, subject to its availability.

More Information

Full details on 2012-04 – Domain Name Eligibility and Allocation Policy Rules for the Open 2LDs policy can be found on the AUDA Website.

If you are unsure regarding any of the eligibility requirements of the .org.au namespace please get in touch with our Domains Admin!

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