# foreign embassy or consulate · .au (Australia) — Country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) local presence and eligibility requirements cross-reference

For foreign embassy or consulate · .au (Australia), cctld / jurisdiction is .au (Australia); eligibility category is foreign embassy or consulate; condition is a foreign embassy or consulate that has a representative office or headquarters in Australia and is accredited by the Australian Government from time to time; what the connection rests on is physical presence in the country; policy document is .au Domain Administration Rules: Licensing, recorded from its source on 2026-08-26.

- **ccTLD / jurisdiction:** .au (Australia) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Eligibility category:** foreign embassy or consulate _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Condition:** a foreign embassy or consulate that has a representative office or headquarters in Australia and is accredited by the Australian Government from time to time _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What the connection rests on:** physical presence in the country _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Policy document:** .au Domain Administration Rules: Licensing _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Set out under:** Australian Presence _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> a foreign embassy or consulate that has a representative office or headquarters in Australia and is accredited by the Australian Government from time to time.

## Source

- https://www.auda.org.au/au-domain-names/au-rules-and-policies/au-domain-administration-rules-licensing-2/

Last verified: 2026-08-26. Review by: 2027-08-26.
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