Domain naming standards
The following requirements determine the eligibility of names applied for within the tas.gov.au domain and sub domains.
Business units / projects | Domain names for business units or specific projects should only be used if the requesting authority demonstrates a need for a web presence distinct from that of the parent entity. |
Composition of names | All names should contain only lowercase letters (a-z), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (-) or a combination of these. Names should not consist entirely of numbers. Note: URLs with underscores or spaces are difficult to interpret in the printed format, due to hyperlink formatting. |
Common acronyms | Names in the form of acronyms should not be used if they are also the name of a more broadly recognised organisation or company. Names of government departments, agencies or local government entities should be represented by the commonly accepted acronym for that organisation. |
Electoral division names | Electoral division names should not be used. |
English spelling | Names should conform to correct English spelling, grammar and syntax. |
Generic words | Generic words, eg www.complaints.tas.gov.au should not be used, unless either:
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Geographical names | Geographical names should not be used unless referring to the name of a government department, agency or local government authority, eg www.brighton.tas.gov.au. |
Long names | Domain names should be as short as possible and, ideally, less than 20 characters in length before the tas.gov.au part of the domain name. |
Naming formats | Domain names for agency websites should be described in the format: www.agency.tas.gov.au. |
Non-agency names | Domain names not consisting of an organisational name should describe the function performed by the project or activity. |
Offensive names | Names should not contain obscene or offensive language, or otherwise prejudice the credibility or reputation of the tas.gov.au domain. |
Other State / Territory names | Names preceding the State’s suffix should not refer or appear to refer to a State other than that indicated by the suffix, eg tas.nsw.gov.au. |
Personal names | Personal names should not be used. |
Political statements | Name that express a value judgement, political statement or bear any correlation to a registered Australian political party should not be used. |
Registered trademarks | Registered trademarks or copyrighted text should not be used unless registered to the applying agency. |
TAS identifier | Names preceding the State suffix should not contain either the words ‘Tasmania’ or the State suffix, eg www.ecommercetas.tas.gov.au. |