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078/06
14 August 2006
Proposed .au Internet Domain Review
The Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts,
Senator Helen Coonan, today announced a review into the policy,
administrative and regulatory arrangements that underpin the operation
of the .au Internet domain.
"The .au domain has been operating under an industry self-regulatory
model for over five years. In that time the Internet has grown
significantly in both economic and social importance to Australians,"
Senator Coonan said.
"As with any self-regulatory model, it is appropriate to conduct a
periodic review to ensure policy goals continue to be met and .au
continues to be administered efficiently, effectively and in the best
interests of all Australian Internet users.
"The review will be conducted by my department and will consider a
range of matters related to .au as recommended in the April 2006
Report of the Taskforce on Reducing Regulatory Burdens on Business
(Banks Taskforce).
The review will specifically consider competitiveness, cost
effectiveness, consumer protection aspects of domain name arrangements
in .au domain, security and stability arrangements within .au domain,
emerging Internet issues, technical standards and the global policy
environment.
"I am currently considering the terms of reference for the review and
will announce them shortly", Senator Coonan said.
"The views of the current domain operator, .au Domain Administration
Ltd (auDA), together with domain name registrars/resellers and
Internet users, will be an important input to the review."
auDA is a not-for-profit body which the Australian Government endorsed
in December 2000 as the appropriate body to administer the .au domain
space. The Government holds reserve powers in relation to domain names
under the Telecommunications Act 1997.
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