On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 07:26:40PM +1000, Deus Ex Machina wrote:
> James Guy [jamesguy§guyassociates.com.au] wrote:
> > I recently asked Melbourne IT to correct a domain entry that was a
> > registered company and there was no ACN posted.  This was the response:
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > James, the details are not incorrect, rather they are incomplete. Many of
> > the "older" registrations are incomplete. There is no requirement on us to
> > update these details. The registrations are "grandfathered" under the
> > current policies.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Do all registrars follow this approach and if so I wonder what ASIC thinks
> > of this approach.
> 
> ASIC doesnt control and has nothing to do with the whois.

I suspect James is wondering if whois data is a 'public document'. If
so, then the ACN is required.

"A company's ACN should appear on all of its 'public documents' and
'eligible negotiable instruments'". Taken from
<URL: http://www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic_pub.nsf/byid/CA256AF60076AF11CA256AF6007E6325?opendocument>

If I'm not mistaken all this grandfathered data will be cleaned up at or
around the second anniversary of the competitive registrar system.

Anand

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