.au Dispute Resolution Policy (auDRP) (2002-22)
The purpose of the auDRP is to provide a cheaper, speedier alternative to litigation for the resolution of disputes between the registrant of a .au domain name and a party with competing rights in the domain name.
The auDRP commenced on 1 August 2002 for asn.au, com.au, id.au, net.au and org.au domain names. On 19 June 2003 the auDRP was extended to cover edu.au domain names.
The auDRP is an adaptation of the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) administered by ICANN with respect to the global Top Level Domains (gTLDs).
The auDRP was drafted by auDA's Dispute Resolution Working Group.
How to Lodge an auDRP Complaint
1. Determine whether or not the domain name is subject to auDRP
Domain name licences that were issued before the commencement date are not subject to a mandatory administrative proceeding under the auDRP:
- until the domain name licence is renewed; or
- unless the registrant voluntarily elects to be bound by the auDRP before their domain name licence is renewed.
Alternatively you may download and complete the Request for Domain Name Creation Date Form (PDF) then send it to auDA.
2. If the domain name is subject to auDRP, you may submit your complaint to any auDA approved auDRP Provider. Your complaint will be heard by an independent arbitrator
- auDRP Providers
- Current auDRP Proceedings
- auDRP Search
- auDRP Proceedings Archive