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Internet Governance in Australia: Modelling Self-Regulatory Structures in the Domain Name System

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An interesting read from 14 years ago. Might be time for someone to write and up date?
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/MurUEJL/2003/16.html
[11] The applications for accreditation as an .au registrar were assessed on a series of objective criteria such as technical capability and financial capacity. Registrars must abide by a series of contractual obligations and must comply with the mandatory Registrar's Code of Practice.
[12] The tender documentation is found at http://www.auda/prg/ai/about/news/2001102201.html. Five companies - from Australia and overseas - submitted bids to provide registry services. The AusRegistry tender and the subsequent contract to provide registry services have clearly articulated policies, rules and service quality standards. This has improved the integrity of the data in the registry, secured that data, increased technical reliability standards and, most importantly, underpins the legitimacy of the management of the .au space by .auDA."
"[21] The Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA) has official policy responsibility for the oversight of electronic addressing in Australia. The policy is given effect through bodies such as the National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE) and Australian Communications Authority (ACA). The Commonwealth Government's view is expressed at http://www.dcita.gov.au/Article/0,,0_1-2_3-4_107024,00.html."

"[22]
The .au Domain Administration's website (www.auda.org) holds a comprehensive listing of policies, procedures, Board minutes and correspondence, regulatory codes and consumer information."

" [40] The ACCC's submission to WIPO's discussion of domain name registration neatly sets out the competition regulator's responsibility for and interest in .auDA's activities. Note however that the focus of the submission is on intellectual property protection rather than the governance of Internet architecture and resources. http://www.accc.gov.au/ecomm/access1b.htm

[41] Membership is open to Australian organisations and individuals (details at http://www.auda.org.au) with voting in staggered Board elections across three membership categories. This prevents Board capture by special interest groups. As at December 2002, .auDA had approximately 380 members "​
 

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