INTRODUCTION
In December 1998 the ".au Working Group" (auWG) was set up at the request of the National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE), an office within the Commonwealth Department of Communications Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA). The working group was given the responsibility to develop, in consultation with the Internet community, an industry self-regulating organisation capable of taking over the delegation and administration for the .au domain space from the current delegate, Mr Robert Elz of Melbourne University.
The auWG was selected with the aim of ensuring a broad range of expertise and experience was represented. Organisations and sectors represented included the CSIRO, the AVCC, ADNA, the Internet Society of Australia, the Internet Industry Association, the Australian Telecommunications Users Group and the general community.
