DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION

Designs of Distinction can register a domain name for your business or personal use. We will issue you with a confirmation email listing the business name and most important of all YOU as the owner and us as the technical contact. This registration process is required before you are able to have a web site hosted in a business name. You Can Search here for the availability of a domain name.

The Registration Process begins with an application to the Australian Domain Name Administrator for approval. Business registrations require a current ABN or ACN number. For NSW businesses this means that the business must already be registered with the Department of Fair Trading in NSW to begin the process.

It Takes about 1 to 2 business business days to register the domain name normally. Once the name has been approved for issue a notice is forwarded to us detailing the registration particulars. You will also receive this notice. Please do not loose it. We will maintain a copy in such an event but it is a legal document that proves your ownership of a particular domain name.

A Domain Registration will cost $66.00 including GST. This includes the configuration of our web servers as well as setting up email accounts and activating spam filtering and virus checking. We also set up a user name and password for you to access your site via CPanel software.

Domain Names that can be registered will depend on your personal or business status. The following is a guide to registering your domain name.

.id.au Extensions can be issued to;
1. An Australian citizen
2. An Australian resident

The Following Extensions can be registered by any individual or organisations anywhere in the world;
.com
.net
.org
.info
.biz

The .com.au or .net.au extensions are only available to registrants who are;
1. An Australian registered company.
2. Trading under a registered business in an Australian State or Territory.
3. An Australian Partnership or Sole Trader.
4. A foreign company licensed to trade in Australia.
5. An owner of an Australian Registered Trade Mark.
6. An applicant for an Australian Registered Trade Mark 1.
7. An association incorporated in any Australian State or Territory.
8. An Australian commercial statutory body.

The .gov.au extensions are only available to an Australian government department in a state or territory.

The .org.au extension is only available to registrants who are;

1. A charity operating in Australia, as defined in the registrant's constitution or other documents of incorporation
2. A non-profit organisations operating in Australia, as defined in the registrant's constitution or other documents of incorporation.

The .asn.au extension is available to;
1. An association incorporated in any Australian State or Territory
2. A political party registered with the Australian Electoral Commission
3. A trade union or other organisations registered under the Workplace Relations Act 1996
4. A sporting or special interest club operating in Australia.