Transferring a domain name. Changing Ownership.
Yes. If the new or incumbent Registrant rejects the pending transfer, the domain transfer request will be aborted. The current Registrant will be kept informed of the status of the transfer request throughout the process.
Yes. The registrar's Administrator will notify the current Registrant via email if they reject the transfer.
The registrar's Administrator has only five (5) days to explicitly approve or deny the transfer. To view the Transfer of Domain Name Policy, which includes grounds for rejection see our website.
Yes. Regardless of which stage the process is at both parties are provided on-line status reports. These are viewed alongside the Domain Name in the User Summary screen. Both parties will also receive confirmation emails from the registrar's Administrator.
The maximum time a Transfer of Domain Name will take is up to ten (10) days.
The registrar's Administrator has up to five (5) days to explicitly approve or deny the transfer.
If approved, the new Registrant has up to five (5) days to either accept of reject the transfer.
The transfer process is very secure. The following checks have been put in place to ensure that an unauthorized transfer does not occur:
1. The current Registrant must obtain the new Registrant's member ID before proceeding with the transfer;
2. The transfer is also protected by a secure password nominated by the current Registrant that must be confirmed by the new Registrant;
3. Both parties must confirm their intention to proceed with the transfer;
4. The registrar's Administrator can overrule and deny the transfer if there is valid reason.
The Transfer of Domain Name process is performed on-line. No manual printing out and signing of forms is required.
There is no transfer fee. The Transfer of Domain Name is treated as new registration.
Firstly the new owner must become a member. They must then register the Domain Name for a minimum term of twelve (12) months and pay the relevant fee at the current rate.
There are many reasons why Domain Names are transferred. These could include:
The result of a court order
A contract between two or more parties
A purchase agreement
Dissolution of an entity
Voluntary transfer
The following transactions are considered transfers and therefore must go through a Transfer of Domain Name:
From a person to a person
From an organization to an organization
From a person to an organization
From an organization to a person
To view the policies for a Transfer of Domain Name see our website.
To view the procedures for a Transfer of Domain Name visit our website at Aussie-Domains
Only the current Registrant or owner can initiate the Transfer of Domain Name to another member.
Yes. Presently only transfers of Domain Names between members are accepted. This means that both the current and new Registrant must be a member.
A Transfer of Domain Name is the only legal way to change the owner of a Domain Name. Changing Administrative, Technical and Billing contact information does not change the ownership of a domain name.
To view the policies for the Transfer of Domain Name process see our website.
The legal owner of a Domain Name is the individual or company whose name is listed at the time of registration. The owner or registrant remains the owner of a Domain Name regardless of whether the administrative contact has been changed since then. The only way to legally change the ownership of a Domain Name is to undergo a Transfer of Domain Name.
