Following is the first draft of the selection criteria for allocating
new DNAs (Domain Name Administrators) and 2LDs (2nd Level Domains).

Please feel free to comment copiously. Submissions for the final
document will close at the endof July.

Kevin Dinn
(DNA Selection Working Group)

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Selection criteria for DNAs (Minimum requirements for DNA status):

1. Must be an incorporated body,

2. Must have at least 5 full time employees working for the company or
intending to work for the company with at least 1 full time employee
to devote to DN applications,

3. A charge of $5000 to get setup - refundable minus any costs 
incurred in researching application if unsuccessful,

4. Must have permanent connection to the Internet of at least 64K.
This connection should be maintained to be unsaturated at all times,

5. Must be covered by at least $500,000 professional indemnity 
insurance,

6. Must submit business plan for company as a whole,

7. For each 2LD that they want to deal with, they should submit 
business plan for what they intend to do with it,

8. Must submit contingency plan for support of its domains if 
business fails or decides to stop being DNA,

9. DNAs for commercial domain names should be required to operate on a
proper commercial basis, charging on the basis of total service costs
plus margin for the DNA activity, to avoid predatory behaviour,

10. All DNAs operating within an SLD are subject to the same policy as
specified by the original applicant,

11. DNA licences should be reviewed and renewed annually.

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Selection criteria for new 2LDs

1. Nomination must come from DNA

2. Name should be no less than 2 letters + .au

3. What is domain of new 2LD (eg. commercial enterprises for .com)

4. What restrictions will apply to applicants for domains (eg. has to
be significant part of registered business name for .com)

5. Justification for need for new 2LD (ie. Prove that the added 
complexity of a new 2LD is justified by the appeal/demand for new
domain and inapplicability of existing domains. Committee should be
relatively flexible about this and let most things through unless they
are frivolous or offensive. Let market forces determine demand for new
2LD.)

6. Must allow 60 day public notice period for comment before final
approval by board. In 60 day period objections to the new 2LD should
be received and considered by ADNA.

7. DNA that proposed the 2LD to be required to guarantee to 
maintain processing of the domain for at least 2 years, and then
continuing until there are at least 2 other DNA's operating in that
domain, and one of those has agreed to continue handling the domain
until they can pass it on to someone else, always keeping at least 2
DNA's (other than immediately after the domain starts, when there can
be just one, or if the last competitor gives up, leaving only the
original DNA or someone they transferred the responsibility to).

Regards

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