HEXONET is extremely pleased to announce the availability of .AU domains as of April 4, 2012 at 10:00 UTC! Though offering .AU domains to our resellers and customers has been in the works for a while, higher priorities always seemed to get in the way.  The wait is over and .AU domains are now here!

Available extensions:

• .com.AU
• .net.AU
• .org.AU
• .id.AU

Pricing for .com.AU & .net.AU:

• RESELLER: 20.23* (net price: 17.00) AUD per Domain/Year
• PREMIUM: 18.62* (net price: 15.65) AUD per Domain/Year
• PLATINUM: 17.26* (net price: 14.50) AUD per Domain/Year

Pricing for .org.AU:

• RESELLER: 14.04* (net price: 11.80) AUD per Domain/Year
• PREMIUM: 12.85* (net price: 10.80) AUD per Domain/Year
• PLATINUM: 12.02* (net price: 10.10) AUD per Domain/Year

Pricing for .id.AU:

• RESELLER: 17.61* (net price: 14.80) AUD per Domain/Year
• PREMIUM: 16.07* (net price: 13.50) AUD per Domain/Year
• PLATINUM: 14.99* (net price: 12.60) AUD per Domain/Year

.AU Registry Information

• The registry: auda.com.au
• WHOIS-Server: whois.audns.net.au
• Registration Periods: 2 Years
• Add Grace Period: 0 Days
• Accounting Period: -7 Days
• Finalization Period: -1 Day
• Registration System:  Non-Realtime
• Transfers: With Authorization Code

Extension Parameters, required for .com.au, .net.au & .org.au registrations:

X-AU-REGISTRANT-ID-TYPE = ABN | ACN | RBN
X-AU-REGISTRANT-ID-NUMBER = ...

ABN = Australian Business Number
ACN = Australian Company Number
RBN = Business Registration Number

Eligibility to Register .COM.AU/.NET.AU:

• An Australian registered company; or
• Trading under a registered business name in any Australian State or Territory; or
• An Australian partnership or sole trader; or
• A foreign company licensed to trade in Australia; or
• An owner of an Australian Registered Trade Mark; or
• An applicant for an Australian Registered Trade Mark; or
• An association incorporated in any Australian State or Territory; or
• An Australian commercial statutory body.

Eligibility to Register .ORG.AU:

• A charity operating in Australia
• A non-profit organisation operating in Australia that can be:
  
  • An Australian company; or
  • A sole trader or partnership; or
  • An Australian incorporated association

Eligibility to Register .ID.AU: 

• An Australian Citizen; or
• An Australian Resident

If you have any questions about registering .AU domains, please do not hesitate to contact HEXONET at [email protected].

* The GROSS price includes Germany's 19% VAT; many resellers pay the lower NET price without VAT.