In accordance with the Australian Domain Name Policy, to be eligible to register .com.au and .net.au domain names, registrants must be classified as one of the following:

•  An Australian registered company
•  Trading under a registered business name in any Australian State or Territory
•  An Australian partnership or sole trader
•  A foreign company licensed to trade in Australia
•  Be an owner of an Australian Registered Trade Mark
•  An applicant for an Australian Registered Trade Mark
•  An association incorporated in any Australian State or Territory
•  An Australian commercial statutory body