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Registering an AU domain name as a Trust

When attempting to register or complete a change of registrant on an AU domain name using a Trust ABN as your Registrant or Eligibility ID you will receive the following note: 'The provided registrant entity has been detected to be a Trust Entity. Please provide the Trustee Information as the registrant details and the actual Trust Entity as the eligibility details.' You will need to update the information to include the Trustee information as the Registrant details, which can be found on the Trust deed. As part of auDA’s eligibility requirements, the registrant listed against a Trust needs to be the Trustee, which is either an Australian citizen or a Company ABN/ACN.

How to identify the Trustee of the Trust:

You’ll need to list the Trustee’s details as the Registrant, not the name of the Trust itself.
  • For a company trustee, use the full company name and its ABN or ACN.
  • For an individual trustee, use their full legal name.
You can find the Trustee listed in the trust deed. This will typically appear in one of two places:
  • Near the start of the document in the Recitals section, in a sentence like: “John Citizen of 1 Sample Street, Hobart (‘the Trustee’)”
  • At the end of the document on the Schedule page, next to a label such as: “Trustee: [Name]”
Ensure you use the Trustee’s name, not just the Trust name, as shown in the deed.

Correct registration examples:

If the Trustee is a Sole Trader ABN:

Registrant Name: John Citizen Trustee for The Example Trust Registrant ID Type: Sole Trader Registrant ID: Sole Trader ABN Eligibility Name: The Trustee for the Example Trust Eligibility Type: Trust Eligibility ID: Trust ABN

If the Trustee is a Company with an ABN/ACN:

Registrant Name: Trust Company Name Pty Ltd Trustee for The Example Trust Registrant ID Type: Company Registrant ID: ABN/ACN of Company Eligibility Name: The Trustee for the Example Trust Eligibility Type: Trust Eligibility ID: Trust ABN

If the Trustee is an Individual Trustee (Natural Person) where there is no ABN/ACN:

Registrant Name: John Citizen Trustee for The Example Trust Eligibility Name: The Trustee for the Example Trust Eligibility Type: Trust Eligibility ID: Trust ABN