auDA Policy implementation review
auDA, the body regulating the .au domain, has embarked on a Policy review, through a Review Panel chaired by John Swinson.
The first issue being considered is how to implement the decision to allow “second level” domain name registrations: e.g. domain.au in addition to domain.com.au and domain.net.au etc.
One issue that gives rise to is how to resolve conflicting reapplication for registration if different people have “domain” registered already in e.g. .com.au and .net.au. The Issues Paper explains:
53. Given the extensive stakeholder consultation already undertaken on whether existing registrants should be given priority registration rights, the Panel has decided not to revisit this issue but to focus on developing a priority registration policy. The development of a priority registration policy requires consideration of the following issues:
• cut-off date for determining registrant eligibility for priority registration;
• process for resolving competing claims to the same second level domain name; and
• the priority registration period in which registrants will have exclusive rights to register the second level domain name.
auDA is seeking your views by 10 November 2017.
Issues Paper and further details here .
A second, later phase of the review will look at the policies relating to registration in the established second level domains (such as .com.au).
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