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Australian domain name transfer made easier

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The Australian Trade Marks Law Blog reports that .au domain name transfer is to be made easier:

As of 1 June 2008, a new and more flexible registrant transfer policy comes into effect, allowing domain name registrants to transfer their domain name licence to another eligible entity for any reason. The new policy has been approved by the Australian domain name administrator .au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA) - the policy authority and industry self-regulatory body for the .au domain space.

Key Features of the New Policy

Exact details and wording of the new policy is not yet available. However, the following key features of the policy are available here and can be summarised as follows:

.au domain names can not be registered for the sole purpose of resale;

a 6 month holding period for newly registered .au domain names applies;

after 6 months domain names may be offered for sale/transfer by any means;

standard transfer forms will be used for processing transfers; and

auDA will ask parties for voluntary and confidential disclosure of the sale method and price.

The current domain name registration policy including domain name eligibility criteria remain unchanged. Similarly, the new policy will have no effect on the current dispute resolution policy.