Yes and no....

To have an Australian presence you must be one of the following:

  1. an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident visa holder;
  2. a company registered under the Corporations Act 2001(Cth);
  3. 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);
  4. an Incorporated Association under State or Territory legislation;
  5. an entity issued with an Australian Business Number under the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999(Cth);
  6. 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;
  7. 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; 
  8. a Cooperative registered under State or Territory legislation and which appears on the State or Territory register of cooperatives;
  9. 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;
  10. 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;
  11. 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;
  12. an Unincorporated Association formed in an Australian State or Territory with at least its management committee being Australian citizens or permanent resident visa holders;
  13. a Trust where the trustee must be an Australian citizen or the trustee is an Australian body corporate;
  14. an Educational Institution regulated under an Australian State, Territory or Commonwealth law;
  15. Government, being either the Crown or a Commonwealth, State or Territory statutory agency;
  16. a Commonwealth entity as defined in section 10 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013(Cth);
  17. 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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