eDAC Terms of Reference and Membership

Terms of Reference

Under sub-delegation from the Australian Information and Communications Technology in Education Committee (AICTEC), the .edu.au Domain Administration Committee (eDAC) will:

• Through consultation with key stakeholders, establish and maintain policies and procedures to apply to the management and administration of the .edu.au domain in accordance with the overarching principles and policies determined by auDA.
• Maintain an overarching policy framework for the governance of domain names in the .edu.au domain incorporating the establishment of eligibility criteria for representation in the .edu.au domain.
• Provide a point of coordination for the management of licensing and reporting arrangements between auDA, the nominated .edu.au domain Registrar, and the .edu.au Registry Operator, including monitoring, reporting and advising on service, cost and performance levels.
• Ensure that policies and procedures relating to the .edu.au domain are effectively communicated to education and training stakeholders including potential entrants to the domain.
• Administer a decision review process incorporating complaint and dispute resolution policies and mechanisms allowing for appeals to be handled by eDAC without the need for recourse to the legal system or to auDA in the first instance.
• Monitor the financial performance of the .edu.au domain to ensure that it operates on a financially self-sustaining basis whilst keeping fees for domain names at a minimum.
• Provide advice to AICTEC on:
  • any matters impacting on the stability, performance or financial self-sustainability of the .edu.au domain.
  • whether the domain is continuing to operate in the public interest and for the benefit of Australian education and training as a whole.
• Provide reports to auDA and AICTEC, as required, on the physical and financial performance of the edu.au domain.
• Monitor changes being considered for the .au domain that may impact on the .edu.au domain or on the .edu.au domain name policy framework.

November 2009

eDAC Membership

The eDAC comprises of representation from:

• The Commonwealth Government
• The School sector, including:
  • the state and territory government school sector
  • National Catholic Education Commission
  • Independent Schools Council of Australia
• The Vocational Education and Training sector, and
• The higher education sector.

December 2009