Re-sellers are presently under contract to Melbourne IT. auDA has no
authority to deal with them. auDA's action in respect to ING only deals
with their provisional accreditation to become a registrar under the new
regime. It does not and cannot stop them from acting as a reseller of
Melbourne IT. The same goes for IRA and any other reseller. It's up to
MIT to take action in respect to their position as a reseller.

When the new regime comes into force, auDA will have some say over the
behaviour of resellers because it will be able to direct registrars to
take action and registrars will be required to ensure that their
contract with resellers contain various clauses governing reseller
behaviour.

Hope that makes things clear.

Chris Disspain
CEO - auDA
ceo§auda.org.au
www.auda.org.au


-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Keeves [mailto:richard§ibc.com.au] 
Sent: Monday, 22 April 2002 15:25
To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
Subject: [DNS] Att: Chris D. re ING and others

Hi Chris,
This is good news - and about time.  It will help create (and for some
people, restore) confidence in auDA and the new system.

But Ginger's comment below is right on...

Ginger wrote:
<start>
The ING suspension is one thing, but IRA etc etc .. are still out there
circulating deceptive marketing material. Is anything going to be done
to
protect consumers from further deception ?
<end>

Chris,  from a legal and operational perspective,  can auDA initiate
suspension for other obvious sinners - or do you actually always have to
wait for orgs like ACCC to take action first before auDA can act?

I hope you can clarify this as,  to my mind at least, it goes to the
heart
of the issue.

cheers
Richard Keeves
IBC, Perth.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Disspain" <ceo&#167;auda.org.au>
To: <board&#167;lists.auda.org.au>
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 12:46 PM
Subject: [DNS] Internet Name Group


> auDA suspends Internet Name Group following ACCC action
>
>
>
>
>
> Melbourne, 22 April 2002: auDA today suspended the provisional
> accreditation status of Internet Name Group (ING) pending the
> finalisation of the proceedings brought by the Australian Competition
> and Consumer Commission.
>
>
>
> In December 2001 ING, along with 9 other applicants, was granted
> provisional accreditation to become an auDA accredited registrar when
> the new regime is introduced.
>
>
>
> auDA has received a significant number of complaints relating to ING's
> conduct. Last week, auDA was notified by ACCC that it had commenced
> action against ING on the basis of, amongst other things, misleading
or
> deceptive conduct and other offences under the Trade Practices Act
1974.
>
>
>
> auDA has now had an opportunity to examine in detail the documents
> lodged with the Federal Court by the ACCC.
>
>
>
> "Having carefully considered the matter auDA holds the view that there
> is a question as to whether ING  is capable of complying with the
terms
> of auDA's Registrar Agreement and Published Policies" said auDA CEO,
> Chris Disspain. "On this basis, auDA has decided to suspend ING's
> provisional accreditation status, at least until such time as the
action
> brought by the ACCC is finalised."
>
>
>
>
>
> -ENDS-
>
>
>
>
> For media contact:
>
>
>
>
> Chris Disspain
>
>
> Chief Executive Officer
>
>
> auDA
>
> tel: 03 9349 4711
>
> email: ceo&#167;auda.org.au
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>


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