I think you may be looking at www.domainnamesaustralia.com.au which is
the web site of one of our registrars and not related to the company
Domain Names Australia Pty Ltd.

Cheers,

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


-----Original Message-----
From: Julie McEwan [mailto:jm§instra.com.au] 
Sent: Thursday, 19 June 2003 12:30
To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
Subject: Re: [DNS] Consumer Alert - FYI

The website also has an auDA accredited Registrar Badge on their
website.

What is the penalty for this?

Regards
Julie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Chris Disspain <ceo&#167;auda.org.au>
To: <dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au>; <announce§lists.auda.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:52 AM
Subject: [DNS] Consumer Alert - FYI


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> Consumer Alert
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> Issued by auDA - 18 June 2003
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> Regarding
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>  
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> Letter/Fax from Domain Names Australia Pty Ltd
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> auDA has become aware that an company named Domain Names Australia Pty
> Ltd (DNA) is sending letters and or faxes to some domain name
> registrants regarding the .com version of their .au domain name being
> available or unregistered.
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>  
> 
> The communication is headed "Domain Unregistered" and could, in auDA's
> opinion, be easily mistaken for an invoice.  To this extent, auDA
> considers that the communication could be misleading or deceptive.
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>  
> 
> auDA believes that registrants should be aware that DNA is a company
> controlled by Mr Chesley Rafferty, who is also a Director of Internet
> Registry Pty Ltd.
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>  
> 
> Both Mr Rafferty and Internet Registry Pty Ltd have been the subject
of
> previous media releases by auDA which can be located at:
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> http://www.auda.org.au/about/news/2002070802.html
> 
> http://www.auda.org.au/about/news/2002072902.html
> 
> http://www.auda.org.au/about/news/2002090902.html
> 
> http://www.auda.org.au/about/news/2002092002.html
> 
> http://www.auda.org.au/about/news/2002092602.html
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> Chris Disspain 
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> CEO - auDA
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