In order to hold a .au domain license, policy states that registrants of a .au domain name license must remain eligible to hold the license – 2019-01 – .au Domain Administration Rules: Licensing Policy, Section 2.14. 

Whilst registrants may have been eligible to register their domain license at the time of registration; they risk not being able to renew their domain if their registrant details become invalid.

We will send correspondence to registrants who hold a .au domain license with an inactive ABN/ACN where their domain is due to expire within 90 days. 

This correspondence will contain instructions on what registrants are required to do to become eligible to renew their domains which includes contacting you directly to assist with taking the required action.

If a registrant does not take action, they, unfortunately, may not be able to renew their domain name license due to not being eligible to hold the license. 

What will the registrant need to do?

If the registrant does not presently qualify to renew their domain under the new licensing rules, they will need to ensure appropriate changes to their domain name license is made to ensure compliance with the new rules should they wish to renew their domain name after the implementation date.

We have provided information for Inactive Businesses/Companies ABN/ACN