What do the domain statuses mean?

Shown below are the statuses you can expect to see for domain registrations, transfers and management along with their meaning:

Domain Status	Explanation
Approved for registration	Registration has eligibility check and is pending registration
auDRP Complaint	auDRP complaint exists for this domain name and cannot be managed
auLOCKDOWN Active	The domain has auLOCKDOWN active and cannot be managed
auLOCKDOWN Pending Disable	The domain is pending auLOCKDOWN to be manually disabled and cannot be managed
auLOCKDOWN Pending Enable	The domain is pending auLOCKDOWN to be manually enabled and cannot be managed
Awaiting Database Refresh	Transfer has completed at the registry and is being acknowledged by our systems
Awaiting Email Confirmation	Awaiting confirmation from the registrant to approve the transfer
Awaiting Existing Registrar Push	Existing .UK registrar is yet to push the domain name to our tag
Awaiting Manual Verification	Transfer failed and will require manual intervention
Awaiting Refresh	Transfer has been manually approved from the existing registrar and is being processed
Cancelled	Transfer has been cancelled by reseller or Synergy Wholesale staff
Checking Registrant Email Address	Registrant email wasn't able to be obtained automatically, manual lookup required
Checking Registrant Email Address (ack'ed)	We are attempting to lookup the Registrant email (third party WHOIS may be unavailable)
Client Update Prohibited	Registry status prevents updates to be performed
Contact Verification required in x days	The WHOIS Registrant contact dataset has not been verified by the Registrant contact. Read more about WHOIS Data Verification.
Deleted	Domain has been deleted at the registry by request of the Registrant
Deleted for Policy Violation	Used for .au domain names that breach or don't meet .au policy/eligibility
Dropped from Registry	Domain has been dropped at the registry and is no longer registered
Expired	Domain has expired but may be available for renewal
Failed	Registration has failed and will require intervention
Internal Lock	The domain name has been locked by Synergy Wholesale to prevent all updates
Locked at Registry	Domain has been locked by the registry operator
Outbound Approved	Where a domain outbound transfer has been client approved we use this status
Outbound Transfer Cancelled	Transfer has been cancelled at the requesting registrar
Pending Delete / Release at Registry	Grace period hasn't passed for the domain to be permanently deleted at the registry
Pending Eligibility Review	Pending eligibility check before registration is performed
Pending Redemption Restore	Status used to hold domain names prior to the redemption restore being completed
Pending Registry Completion	Transfer is pending completion to our registry account
Pending Registry Update	Mainly used for COR requests on .au domains within 90 days of registration
Processing registration	Domain registration is processing and will be active within minutes
Redemption Grace Period	Restore is available from redemption during this period
Registered	Live and Manageable
Registration Cancelled	Domain name registration has been cancelled
Registration Rejected & Pending	Registration rejected due to ineligible Registrant details
Registry Transfer Locked	This status applies to newly created gTLD domain names (registrations within 60 days)
Server Hold	Domain name cannot be updated, deleted, renewed, transferred
Transfer Approval Time Out	Registrant didn't respond within 14 days to approve the transfer
Transfer Prohibited	Outbound transfer isn't available during this status (also known as registrar lock)
Transfer Rejected by Current Registrar	Existing registrar has rejected the inbound transfer
Transfer Rejected by Registry	Transfer has been rejected by the losing registrar
Transferred Away	Domain has been transferred to another registrar
Transferring Away	Outbound transfer request has been received from another registrar
Unknown	Domain status is unknown and will be checked by a member of staff
XXX Membership Pending	Pending .XXX membership token to be provided (domain won't resolve)