AUNIC - Australian Network Information Centre

Changes to the AUNIC site - Aug 2006

Registering New .au Domain Names

For all asn.au, com.au, id.au, net.au and org.au domain names:

There are multiple Registrars for asn.au, com.au, id.au, net.au, and org.au domain names. To apply for one of these domain names you should:

Choose which Registrar you want to use - the list of accredited Registrars, and links to their sites, is at www.auda.org.au/registrars/
Apply for the domain name using the forms at the Registrar's web site.

For more information, see auDA's au domains page.

For all edu.au domain names:

All edu.au domains can be registered and maintained at http://www.domainname.edu.au/. Please see edu.au transition notice for details.

For all gov.au domain names:

For information on gov.au domain names see www.domainname.gov.au. The manager of gov.au domain names is AGIMO.

Editing existing .au Domain Names

For all asn.au, com.au, gov.au, id.au, net.au and org.au domain names:

Maintenance (updating contact details, etc) for existing asn.au, com.au, gov.au, id.au, net.au and org.au domain names is done via the existing Registrar for that domain name. To check the Registrar for your asn.au, com.au, id.au, net.au and org.au domain name, use the whois at http://whois.ausregistry.com.au/. Then update your domain name using your Registrar's web site.

Note that if you have an org.au, net.au, or id.au domain name and your Registrar of Record is currently listed as 'auDA', you will need to choose a new Registrar for your domain name, and then transfer your domain name to that new Registrar using the forms at their web site before you can perform maintenance on your domain name. To transfer your domain name to a new Registrar you will need your domain name password.

To recover your asn.au, com.au, gov.au, id.au, net.au or org.au domain name password use http://admin.auda.org.au/.

For info.au domain names:

To maintain info.au domain names, please use the following forms:

To edit your info.au domain name details use the Edit Domain form
To edit your User NIC Handle details use the Edit User form
To create a new User NIC Handle use the create User NIC Handle form.
To check to see if you already have a User NIC Handle, search for your name at http://www.aunic.net/cgi-bin/whois.aunic.

Re-delegating existing .au Domain Names

For all asn.au, com.au, gov.au, id.au, net.au and org.au domain names:

Changing the delegation for existing asn.au, com.au, gov.au, id.au, net.au and org.au domain names domain names is done via the existing Registrar for that domain name. To check the Registrar for any asn.au, com.au, gov.au, id.au, net.au or org.au domain name, use , asn.au, and id.au, use the whois at http://whois.ausregistry.net.au/ . Then re-delegate your domain name using your Registrar's web site.

Note that if you have an org.au, net.au, or id.au domain name and your Registrar is currently listed as 'auDA', you will need to choose a new Registrar for your domain name, and then transfer your domain name to that new Registrar using the forms at their web site before you can re-delegate your domain name. To transfer your domain name to a new Registrar you will need your domain name password.

To recover your asn.au, com.au, gov.au, id.au, net.au or org.au domain name password use http://admin.auda.org.au/.

For info.au domain names:

To re-delegate existing info.au domain names, please use the Delegation form.

Query Tools

To check the details of an any edu.au domain name and its Admin or Tech contact details use AUNIC Status.
To check the details of any asn.au, com.au, gov.au, id.au, net.au and org.au domain names, use http://whois.ausregistry.net.au/.
To Search for information in the AUNIC whois database using : AUNIC Whois. This whois database is generally about 24 hours old.
To check the dns settings, such as nameservers, for a domain name, there are several sites on the web (e.g. http://us.mirror.menandmice.com/cgi-bin/DoDig), or dns tools such as DIG that you can download.

For more help.....

For all asn.au, com.au, gov.au, id.au, net.au and org.au domain names:
If you need help and can't find the answer on a web page and need to ask someone, your first point of contact should be the Registrar (or reseller) for your domain. For asn.au, com.au, gov.au, id.au, net.au and org.au domain names, you can check the Registrar for your domain at http://whois.ausregistry.net.au/.

If you do not currently have a domain registered with an auDA accredited registrar (or a reseller) you can find a list of registrars at auDA's Registrar List or www.WhatsInAName.com.au.

AUNIC does not have a phone number or a fax number. If your question about info.au domain names is not answered by the FAQ at www.auda.org.au/help/, then you may send an email to register@aunic.net. Include in the Subject line the domain name or User NIC Handle about which you have a query.