Prior to retiring or decommissioning domain names, it is recommended you do the following:

• Decide whether the domain name will be maintained and redirected, or whether it should be completely decommissioned.
• Consider any other services that may be reliant on the domain name, including email, file transfer protocol (FTP) and subdomain names.
• If the domain name is to be decommissioned, the Admin contact should request a deletion from the domain name system - www.domainname.gov.au.
• If the domain is to be redirected, ensure that redirection instructions are built into the DNS record.