General
- Extension
- .melbourne
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Oceania

Geographic domain · Oceania
Registry: The Crown in right of the State of Victoria, represented by its Department of State Development, Business and Innovation Terms and conditions Dispute resolution
Local presence required
Registrants must have a presence in the country. What a local presence is, and how Domgate provides it
Registration takes 1 day.
Registration and renewal terms are 2 years.
Transfers are made with an authorisation code.
.MELBOURNE is a top-level domain extension tied to Australia. The holder needs a local presence: or local trademark. Prior rights are required: the name must match a right of the holder, such as a trademark or a company name.
With Domgate, a .MELBOURNE domain costs €50 a year, at registration and at each renewal. Registration is for a minimum of 2 years. Domains are registered and renewed for 2 years. Other considerations shown on this page: Domain must be an exact match, abbreviation or acronym of the registrant's name based in Australia or Australian trademark. Restoration after expiry: D+1 to D+30. A domain is transferred with its authorisation code (authcode), obtained from the current registrar. Registration takes 1 day. There is no late renewal period: a domain must be renewed before its expiry date.
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A local presence is required to hold a .MELBOURNE domain: or local trademark. For the company or VAT number, the rules shown on this page say: yes or Australian trademark number. Prior rights are required: the name must match a right of the holder, such as a trademark or a company name. A name can have 2 to 63 characters.
A .MELBOURNE domain is registered and renewed for 2 years. Registration takes 1 day. There is no late renewal period: a domain must be renewed before its expiry date. Restoration after expiry: D+1 to D+30. Other considerations shown on this page: Domain must be an exact match, abbreviation or acronym of the registrant's name based in Australia or Australian trademark.
A .MELBOURNE domain is transferred with its authorisation code (authcode), obtained from the current registrar. A transfer to Domgate costs €50. Effect of the transfer on the expiry date: Yes if with renewal. Supporting documents are required for the change of holder. The change of holder also changes the registration date.
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