Yes and no....
To have an Australian presence you must be one of the following:
- an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident visa holder;
- a company registered under the Corporations Act 2001(Cth);
- a Registrable Body means a registrable Australian body or a foreign company under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) which has an Australian Registered Body Number (ARBN);
- an Incorporated Association under State or Territory legislation;
- an entity issued with an Australian Business Number under the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999(Cth);
- an Indigenous Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006(Cth) on the Register of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations;
- a Registered Organisation that is:
(a) an association of employers;
(b) an association of employees (union); or
(c) an enterprise association;
registered under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009(Cth) and which appears on the Register of Organisations; - a Cooperative registered under State or Territory legislation and which appears on the State or Territory register of cooperatives;
- a Charity registered under the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Act 2012(Cth), and which appears on the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission’s Charities and Not-for-Profits Register;
- 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;
- a Partnership under the relevant Australian State or Territory law where at least one of the partners are Australian citizens or permanent resident visa holders or an Australian body corporate;
- an Unincorporated Association formed in an Australian State or Territory with at least its management committee being Australian citizens or permanent resident visa holders;
- a Trust where the trustee must be an Australian citizen or the trustee is an Australian body corporate;
- an Educational Institution regulated under an Australian State, Territory or Commonwealth law;
- Government, being either the Crown or a Commonwealth, State or Territory statutory agency;
- a Commonwealth entity as defined in section 10 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013(Cth);
- the applicant or owner of an Australian Trade Mark can rely upon that application or registration to establish an Australian presence, but only in respect of a domain name that is an exact match of the words which are the subject of the Australian Trade Mark application or registration.
Read the full article ->https://www.auda.org.au/au-domain-names/domain-name-help/australian-presence
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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