Hello Kim,

> 
>    Current                         New
>    ====================            ==================================
>    Delegant:  auDA                 Delegant:  auDA
>    Registry:  AUNIC                Registry:  AusRegistry
>    Registrar: Melbourne IT         Registrar: Lots (i.e. competitive)

Your description of the current oversimplies.  Melbourne IT, Uni.of Melb,
and AUNIC each perform one third of the registry function.  A fairly unique
situation and inefficient, thus the need for a new model.  

I agree with your simplification of the new.

> 
> That is what is happening.. The monopoly is only at the 
> registry level,
> which is not the level customers go to. Customers go to 
> registrars. The
> registry needs to be a monopoly as it is what keeps the 
> official list of
> which domains are registered.
> 

Agreed.

Regards,
Bruce