A new set of rules for .au domain names comes into effect from 12 April 2021.
Under the new licensing rules, renting or leasing of domain names to a third party is prohibited. This helps ensure that the data in the WHOIS reflects who is really behind a particular domain name in the .au ccTLD.
In the new licensing rules for the com.au namespace if you are using an Australian Trade Mark as the basis for meeting the Australian presence requirement, the name you choose must be an exact match to the words which are the subject matter of the Australian Trade Mark.
Example
Under the new rules, if your trademark is “A Pretty Horse Carousels”
You could have:
• aprettyhorsecarousels.com.au
• prettyhorsecarousels.net.au
But not:
• phc.com.au
• Carousels.net.au
• Aprettyhorse.com.au
• horsecarousels.com.au