auDA cites NetRegistry for breach of Registrar Agreement and Published Policies
 
June 8, 2006: auDA, the Australian Domain Name Administrator has ruled that NetRegistry Pty Ltd, one of over 20 registrars
accredited by auDA, has breached its Registrar Agreement. Details of the breach are available at
http://www.auda.org.au/pdf/netregistry-breach-notice.pdf.
In summary, NetRegistry:
a)     breached the transfer policy by transferring a domain name from the registrant to another person without the consent of the
registrant and without following the steps outlined in the transfers policy
b)     breached Domain Name Eligibility and Allocation Rules by failing to/refusing to take action once they were aware that names
had been registered in breach of policy
 
auDA provided NetRegistry with notice of the breach at 5.20 pm on 6 June. In its notice auDA required the registrar to provide
undertakings that;
 
1.      it will in future comply with all legitimate instructions from auDA;
2.      if Giles Donovan (a Director of the registrar) is to continue to handle domain name registrations within the registrar, he
is familiar with all relevant Published Policies; and
3.      that the registrar will, within one month of the date of this notice:
a) conduct a comprehensive review of all of it's procedures and systems to ensure compliance with its obligations under the
Registrar Agreement and Published Policies; and
b) conduct training of all relevant staff in relation to it's obligations under the Registrar Agreement and Published Policies in
relation to the .au domain name system.
 
auDA received confirmation of undertakings from NetRegistry at 6.30 pm on 6 June.
 
"We are pleased that we have received the undertakings required. However, in the circumstances, we will closely monitor NetRegistry
to ensure that the principals of the business and their staff are operating in accordance with our published policies and the
registrar agreement" auDA CEO, Chris Disspain said.
 
ENDS
 
.au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA) is an Australian not-for-profit company vested with the responsibility of operating the .au
domain for the benefit of all stakeholders. 
 
In its role as manager of the .au domain, auDA carries out the following functions: 
*	develop and implement domain name policy 
*	license 2LD registry operators 
*	accredit and license registrars 
*	implement consumer safeguards 
*	facilitate .au Dispute Resolution Policy 
*	represent .au at ICANN and other international fora. 
Media Contacts:
Blackie McDonald
Luke Dean, Account Manager
Luke.Dean§bmcd.com.au
02 9929 0200
0414 535 433
 
 
 
 
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