Last time I spoke to netRegistry I understood the .com.au (and .au ?) domain was for commercial organisations ___only___ so an applicant needed an ABN or ACN to prove their status. But '.org.au' was intended for non-profit organisations, social clubs, and so on.
However it may have something to do with the recent requirement to register all directorships which, as I understand it, applies not only to commercial entities but directors of non-profits, societies & associations, etc. (I wonder if the directors of a strata or community titled property are included?). I guess there'll be all sorts of tightening up in many areas after the MediBank / AHM hack, especially if Labor substantially increases company fines to the point where they really hurt Director's bonuses and company profits. It's about time too. David Lochrin On 6/11/22 09:17, Jan Whitaker wrote: > Does anyone in the Link braintrust have any info about why AuDA is now > requiring an ABN in order to register a .au domain of any sort (except id.au)? > > https://lawpath.com.au/blog/do-you-need-an-abn-to-register-a-domain-name > > Some domain registrars (at least one I know of) are now going back and > requiring those who have had one for years to now pay $119 to make the > addition of the ABN info. > > Is this a money grab by AuDA, the domain services, or a real need? Why this > change for all but id.au domains? Is this a Tax Office regulation change? > > Jan > > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
