---
title: "Prepare a complaint to recover or cancel a .au domain name"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/technology-media-and-telecommunications-it-contracts/prepare-a-complaint-to-recover-or-cancel-a-au-domain-name"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A24-T20261018-11"
practice_area: "Technology, Media & Telecommunications / IT Contracts"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare a complaint to recover or cancel a .au domain name

> From the client's trade mark and business name records, the registrant details and screenshots of the domain's use, build a table matching the evidence to each of the three elements, index the annexures, and list the…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Technology, Media & Telecommunications / IT Contracts](https://ailawframework.com/practice/technology-media-and-telecommunications-it-contracts.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | From the client's trade mark and business name records, the registrant details and screenshots of the domain's use, build a table matching the evidence to each of the three elements, index the annexures, and list the gaps. The tool writes no part of the complaint. |
| What the lawyer must review | Decide whether all three elements can be made out, including bad faith registration or use, choose between cancellation and transfer and confirm the client is eligible to hold the name, choose the provider and panel size, and write the complaint. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Lawyer-led judgement**

The lawyer makes the substantive assessment. Any permitted AI assistance remains supporting work with its own checks.

- What the AI does: From the client's trade mark and business name records, the registrant details and screenshots of the domain's use, build a table matching the evidence to each of the three elements, index the annexures, and list the gaps. The tool writes no part of the complaint.
- What the lawyer does: Decide whether all three elements can be made out, including bad faith registration or use, choose between cancellation and transfer and confirm the client is eligible to hold the name, choose the provider and panel size, and write the complaint.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.
- Restriction: The lawyer makes the substantive assessment. Any permitted AI assistance remains supporting work with its own checks.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Confirm the instructions, the jurisdiction and the complete relevant material before starting.
2. Confirm the client holds rights in a name or mark identical or confusingly similar to the domain, with the registration evidence.
3. Check the screenshots and registrant records are dated and identify their source.
4. Confirm no sentence produced by the tool appears in the lodged complaint.
5. Check the output against the source documents named in it before it is relied on.

## Notes

- These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.

## Sources

- [auDA: The auDRP process](https://www.auda.org.au/au-domain-names/complaints-and-disputes/au-disputes/the-audrp-process/) (checked 2026-10-18)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/technology-media-and-telecommunications-it-contracts/prepare-a-complaint-to-recover-or-cancel-a-au-domain-name/united-states.md) | Red |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*