The creation and expiry dates of a .au domain name are not made visible in the public WHOIS information.
To find out the creation date of a .au domain you are the registrant of, you can use the password/creation date tool.
Password recovery/creation date tool
When you complete and submit the form, an email will be sent to the registrant contact email address with a single-use link to the following information about your domain name:
- domain creation date
- domain expiry date
- the sponsoring registrar's name
- domain name password
Request a creation date for someone else's domain
A request for the creation date of a .au domain you are not the registrant of can only be lodged in the following circumstances:
- as part of an auDRP complaint;
- as part of an Australian court proceeding.
If you need to know the creation date for a domain which you are not the registrant of, you can submit a request via the creation date request form.
Transfers and creation dates
When a domain is transferred between registrants or registrars, the creation date remains the same.
Expired names and creation dates
If a name expires and is purged from the registry and then re-registered, the creation date will be the date it was re-registered.
Category: Managing your .au domain name
