David Keegel wrote:
> 
> ] Peter Gerrand wrote:
> ]
> ] > >If we assume that Melbourne IT is correct in not allowing certain
> ] > tradenames under .com.au
> ] > [not quite right; we can register them under current policies if the TM
> ] > also coincides with a subset of the applicant's ACN or RBN - and it is not
> ] > already allocated]
> ]
> ] Quick question, Peter.
> ] Can I register a domain in .com.au without having an ACN or RBN?
> 
> What do you mean by "I"?
> Only businesses can register domains in com.au.
> That might sound obvious, but it isn't.  And its important to understand.
> 
> For example when the business is a company, natural persons can only be
> involved to the extent that they are an agent of the business or doing
> something on behalf of the business.
> 
> A natural person cannot register themself a domain in com.au.
> A product cannot register itself a domain in com.au.
> Only companies or similar businesses can register domains in com.au.

I cannot understand, given the above criteria, why this domain
was registered in .com.au, this year:

AUNIC Name Status Report
Name: dan.com.au
This name is listed in the AUNIC registry:

    Object-Type: DOMAIN
    Organization-Name: Daniel Stephen Waldron
    Organization-ACN: 000000000
    Domain-Name: dan.com.au
    Created: 13-Jan-98

An enquiry to Mel.I.T. informed me of some strange rule
that allows a natural person to obtain a domain name in
.com.au if they have demonstrated they have been tradining
under that name. In the above case I would assume D.S.Waldron
demonstrated that he was trading as "Dan" but without an RBN.

Any confirmation or elaboration on this one, Peter?


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