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Registration of Tasmanian Government domain names

To register a URL in the tas.gov.au domain, complete the registration form.

The form requires approval from your agency communications manager.

It will be submitted to:

  • Communication Manager, DPAC and, if approved,
  • Telstra Networking Tasmania Customer Care Centre.

Allow up to 10 working days for registration.

NOTE: Charges for registering domain names apply and are the responsibility of the applicant.

Who can apply for a tas.gov.au domain name?

The request for a tas.gov.au domain name must come from an organisation that is defined by Act of Parliament or government regulation as being (or as part of) a:

  • Tasmanian Government Agency;
  • Statutory Authority;
  • Government Business Enterprise;
  • State Owned Company; or
  • Local Government Authority.

An applicant seeking to register a tas.gov.au domain name must be an employee of the requesting organisation, and shall certify that they have delegated authority from the head of the organisation, eg Head of Agency, to register a domain name on behalf of that organisation.

Domain name tips

For further information and things to consider, including:

  • How best to direct users to your particular type of information or service
  • How best to present your information or service in a domain name format
  • How government changes might impact your domain name
  • Using non-government domains
  • Additional domain names
  • Deleting domain names

Visit the domain name tips page.

Contact information

For information about the progress of your domain name application:

Networking Tasmania
Email: nettas@team.telstra.com

For further information about these guidelines:

Communication Manager, DPAC
Email: communications@dpac.tas.gov.au
Phone: 03 6270 5474