[gary]

Hi Ken,

With regards .com.au

See http://www.auda.org.au/policies/auda-2008-05/

SCHEDULE C

ELIGIBILITY AND ALLOCATION RULES FOR COM.AU

The com.au 2LD is for commercial purposes.

The following rules are to be read in conjunction with the Eligibility and Allocation Rules for All Open 2LDs, contained in Schedule A of this document.

1. To be eligible for a domain name in the com.au 2LD, registrants must be:
a) an Australian registered company; or
b) trading under a registered business name in any Australian State or Territory; or
c) an Australian partnership or sole trader; or
d) a foreign company licensed to trade in Australia; or
e) an owner of an Australian Registered Trade Mark; or
f) an applicant for an Australian Registered Trade Mark; or
g) an association incorporated in any Australian State or Territory; or
h) an Australian commercial statutory body.

2. Domain names in the com.au 2LD must be:
a) an exact match, abbreviation or acronym of the registrant’s name or trademark; or
b) otherwise closely and substantially connected to the registrant.

.com domains are somewhat easier to obtain. Consider for a moment that
nobody out of Australia is interested in what an ABN is and note that an ABN is not
necessarily a pre-requisite for a .com.au domain either.

At a minimum, you would need to register with Fair Trading as a sole trader.
You are not required to register for GST if your annual turnover is less than $75,000.

Be warned that acting as a Sole Trader under your own TFN might leave you personally
vulnerable if someone has a legal issue over your web site. You would need an accountant to advise.