Government moves on auDA.

[DomainNames]

The problem with a revolving door of auDA Staff and Board is they often lack the experience and historical knowledge required.

They do not know why things have been done and they should have learn it.

How much did auDA waste on getting legal advice which said they did not need to publish minutes? Had they researched documents more carefully they may have found it it was and remains a formal requirement of the Governments endorsement of auDA.

There is a lot auDA Manageemnt and Bioard have obviously never bothered to read.

The cost has been very poor decisons and excessive financial waste of the 'not for profits' .au domain name consumer made funds.
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Transfer of Authority for the .au ccTLD Report on auDA's Achievements and Capacity to Manage Domain Names in Australia 9 October 2000

"The auDA Board strives to ensure that it conducts business in an open and accountable manner, including regularly publishing minutes of meetings and making all relevant documents available to members and the general public."

 

[DomainNames]

"Transfer of Authority for the .au ccTLD Report on auDA's Achievements and Capacity to Manage Domain Names in Australia 9 October 2000

The auDA Board strives to ensure that it conducts business in an open and accountable manner, including regularly publishing minutes of meetings and making all relevant documents available to members and the general public."

• https://www.domainer.com.au/auda-you-promised-members-better-communication/
• https://www.domainer.com.au/come-on-auda-please-be-accountable/
• https://www.domainer.com.au/compare-us-to-the-abc-csiro/

"The auDA Board ... unanimously resolved ...auDA cease publishing Board Meeting Agenda's and Minutes ...remove historical Board Meeting documents... to comply with good governance practices.. " Cameron Boardman new auDA CEO 12 May 2017​

• https://www.domainer.com.au/this-is-embarrassing-auda/
• • https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/au_historical_financial_irregula
  • https://www.auda.org.au/news/auda-board-minutes-now-on-website/
  
  
• This was and remains a direct breach of requirements expected and agreed to signed by auDA and Board in relation to their management of the .au namespace.
• When new people come on board at auDA or onto the auDA Board ( or as advisors, consultants, lawyers, contractors, suppliers etc) they have a duty to do their homework and meet all commitments and obligations auDA has signed off on previous to their arrival.

 

[Andrew Wright]

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[DomainNames]

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/tec...-government-review-finds-20180417-p4za3u.html

Web agency not fit-for-purpose, government review finds

The company charged with administering millions of Australian internet domain name registrations faces the axe if it can not undertake significant reform, following a months-long review of its operations.

A review into the administration of the .au top-level domain, the findings of which will be released by the Turnbull government on Wednesday, found that the company’s membership model and lack of checks and balances had impeded its decision making and made it unstable.

Communications Minister Mitch Fifield says auDA needs to change its ways. Photo: AAP
In a statement, Communications Minister Mitch Fifield echoed the review's findings that the organisation was not fit-for-purpose, and would need to make significant changes to maintain its authority.

The review’s findings include 29 recommendations to bring the operation of .au more into line with the needs of Australian internet users, including increased transparency, greater representation of stakeholders and requirements for conflict of interest checks.

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The government has accepted all 29 recommendations.

Fairfax Media understands that Senator Fifield wrote to the management of the .au Domain Administration Authority (auDA), the company that has handled the technical operation of .au since 2000, earlier this week to inform it of the recommendations.

In order to implement the recommendations, auDA would need to undergo significant reforms to its constitution, which would require the support of its members. If it fails to achieve these reforms, the review recommends the government explore alternate providers to administer .au.

auDA is composed of members involved in the Australian domain industry and, the review determines, regularly appoints its directors from its membership with potentially little regard for their capabilities.

The company has a history of inner turmoil and resistance to governance reforms, making it unclear whether such a substantial constitutional shift could be agreed upon, even at the risk of having its authority revoked.

Fairfax Media reported this week on a forensic review prepared by advisory group PPB, which alleged inappropriate use of expense accounts by former auDA directors and employees, including a butler service and family tickets to Disneyland. The auDA’s new chairman, Chris Leptos, said in a letter to members that he was “briefed on a number of practices of several former auDA directors” and concluded that those practices warranted referral to the Victoria Police.

PPB also, in a report dated December 2017, found there had been “systemic and persistent governance deficiencies” within auDA, including a culture of mixing personal and business interests.

A timeline for auDA to implement reforms, seen by Fairfax Media, requires auDA to begin consultation and planning almost immediately, and to begin amending the constitution within six months. The auDA would also be required to give quarterly reports on its progress throughout the process."

A funny thing about this story:

1. It went live at just after Midnight ( A lot of Fairfax content does each day) and was timestamped then on the original story. This is why no one here noticed it probably earlier.
2. They then changed the story timestamp to 6 hours earlier, claimed "exclusive" content and 'syndicated' it.
3. Then they removed the times it was posted all together.

Interesting how the online media world works....

 

[snoopy]

Implosion continues,

https://www.domainer.com.au/auda-director-resigns/

 

[Lemon]

Implosion continues,

https://www.domainer.com.au/auda-director-resigns/

Yes. Thanks for your service Nicole.