The Priority Allocation Process that governed the allocation of .au direct names opened on 24 March 2022 and closed on 20 September 2022.

All active priority applications for .au direct domain names that are in contention (subject to a priority hold) are expiring on 20 September 23:59 2024 (UTC)/21 September 09:59 2024 (AEDT). You can check the status of competing priority applications for .au direct names that are still on priority hold at: https://www.auda.org.au/au-domain-names/au-tools/au-direct-priority-status-tool/.

In the 90-day period leading up to 20 September 23:59 2024 (UTC), priority applicants will be contacted by their registrar to seek confirmation as to whether they wish to renew their priority application. If you do not renew your priority application during this time, your application will be withdrawn and you will no longer be in contention to register the .au direct domain name.

If you have an active priority application, you can transfer your application to another registrar during the renewal window up to 20 September 23:59 2024 (UTC) (note you can only transfer your priority application one time per renewal window). You can also withdraw your priority application at any time.

To withdraw or transfer your priority application, please enter the eligible domain name below (e.g. forexample.com.au) with your name, and click “submit”. You will receive an email shortly thereafter at your Registrant Contact Email address, which will ask you to confirm that you wish to withdraw or transfer your priority application associated with your eligible domain name.

Prior to submitting your request to transfer or withdraw your priority application, please check you have access to the Registrant Contact Email for the eligible domain name (e.g. forexample.com.au) associated with the application for the .au direct name (e.g. forexample.au).

You can look up the Registrant Contact Email for the eligible domain (e.g. forexample.com.au) here: https://whois.auda.org.au/ and you can update your email contact details by contacting your registrar via their usual method of contact.

Note: Withdrawing an application cannot be reversed. Once you have confirmed your withdrawal, you will no longer be able to use the domain name you entered as the basis for a priority application for the matching .au direct domain name. Transferring your application can only be done one-time only during the renewal window.