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.org.au domains
Register a .org.au — $20 a year, same at renewal
A .org.au costs $20 a year inc GST at Chill Domains, and renewal is the same $20 list price. It’s for Australian not-for-profit entities — such as incorporated associations, companies limited by guarantee, registered charities and unions — and the name must match your organisation or something it runs.
Type just the name — we’ll assume .org.au on this page.
.org.au at a glance
| Price | $20 a year, inc GST |
|---|---|
| Renewal | $20 a year — the same list price as the first year |
| Transfer in | No transfer fee. Free, unless it’s within 90 days of expiry: then it includes the renewal ($20) |
| Term | 1 year when you register; renew for longer from your dashboard (auDA’s maximum is 5 years) |
| Who can register | Not-for-profit entities on auDA’s list (below) |
| Name rules | Must match your organisation’s name or trade mark, or a service, program, event or activity you run |
| Not allowed | Registering a name only to sell, lease or hold it for revenue |
| Public in WHOIS | Registrant name, ABN or ACN, eligibility type, registrar; contact email on auDA’s web WHOIS only. Not your street address, phone or the domain’s dates. No privacy option. |
| After expiry | auDA allows renewal for 30 days, then the name is released |
| Rules and registry | auDA sets the rules; Identity Digital Australia runs the registry for auDA |
| Included | DNS hosting, email and URL forwarding, DNSSEC, passkey and two-factor sign-in |
Who can register a .org.au?
auDA’s Licensing Rules limit .org.au to not-for-profit entities:
- incorporated associations and companies limited by guarantee
- charities on the ACNC register, and charitable trusts or ancillary funds endorsed as deductible gift recipients
- non-distributing and non-trading co-operatives
- registered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations
- unions, employer associations and other registered organisations
- registered political parties, government bodies, and accredited foreign embassies and consulates
An unincorporated club or community group doesn’t qualify unless it’s a registered charity with the ACNC. auDA points unincorporated associations to .asn.au instead, which we don’t sell yet.
Which names can you register?
- a match or acronym of your organisation’s legal, registered business or statutory name
- a match or synonym of a service you provide, a program you administer, an event you register or sponsor, an activity you run or teach, premises you operate, or an occupation your members practise — as long as you’re providing it when you apply
- a match of your Australian trade mark, or of the name of a trust you’re trustee of
Two extra rules apply. You can’t register a name only to sell, lease or hold it for revenue (auDA calls this monetisation), and you can’t register one just to transfer it to someone else.
Renewing and transferring
A .org.au renews only while the organisation still qualifies. Your details are checked at registration and again at renewal, and the organisation must still be eligible on the date of any transfer. If the ABN or ACN on the licence has been cancelled — say after an association is wound up — it’s no longer eligible: the renewal may not go through, and the licence can be suspended or cancelled. A suspended licence stops resolving and can’t be transferred, and it’s cancelled if the problem isn’t fixed within 30 days. You can renew up to 90 days before expiry; our reminders come 30 days, 7 days and 1 day before expiry (they stop if you renew or tell us not to).
No transfer fee. If your .org.au is within 90 days of expiry, the transfer includes its renewal ($20 for a year); otherwise it’s free and your expiry date stays the same. You need the domain password (auth code). If whoever set the domain up has moved on, auDA’s recovery tool at pw.auda.org.au emails it to the registrant contact on record, so that inbox needs to still work. Once the code is accepted, .au transfers usually finish within a few hours. Start a .org.au transfer.
.org.au questions
Can a sports club register a .org.au?
If it’s incorporated, yes: incorporated associations are on auDA’s list. An unincorporated club doesn’t qualify unless it’s registered as a charity with the ACNC.
Can we register a name for a fundraising event or program?
Yes. A .org.au can be a match or synonym of an event you register or sponsor, or a program you administer, as long as you’re running it when you apply.
Can a not-for-profit use a .com.au instead?
Many can. auDA also counts incorporated associations, companies and entities with an ABN as commercial entities, so plenty of not-for-profits are eligible for a .com.au or direct .au too.