for example, is designed for commercial entities. This follows a similar allocation policy to that formerly used in other countries such as the United Kingdom and New Zealand. Registrations are currently permitted below a second-level domain, such as "yourname.com.au". In April 2016, auDA announced it would introduce registrations directly at the second level, such as "yourname.au". Direct registrations were due to be implemented in 2017 although due to an ongoing debate on how cybersquatting would be mitigated with the release of the direct second-level registrations has led to a delay, with a new launch date of 24 March 2022. Registration of a .au domain is completed through a reseller, known as a registrar, with the registry acting as the wholesale provider. auDA manages domain name policy as the ICANN and Australian Government-endorsed manager of the .au DNS. Second-level domains .com.au – Commercial entities .net.au – Commercial entities (historically only ISPs, but the use has been broadened) .org.au – Charities and non-profit organisations (historically only for organisations that did not fit in other categories) .edu.au – Educational institutions (see Third-level domains, below) .gov.au – Governments and their departments (see Third-level domains, below) .asn.au – Incorporated associations, political parties, trade unions, sporting and special interest clubs .id.au – Individuals (by real name or common alias) .csiro.au – CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) The *.edu.au, *.gov.au and *.csiro.au namespaces are referred to as "Closed" namespaces, since registration is not available to the general public. All other second-level namespaces are referred to as "Open" namespaces. .au Direct namespace The direct second-level domain namespace, marketed as ".au Direct" has been made available to the public from 24 March 2022. The .au Direct namespace is intended to complement rather than replace the existing second-level domain namespaces and to provide domain holders with the option to register "shorter, simpler domain names". Unlike the existing second-level domain namespaces, there is no restriction on the domain names that can be registered in the .au Direct namespace, provided the domain name applicant satisfies the Australian presence requirement. In 2019, auDA released a priority implementation policy, whereby existing domain name holders may apply for priority registration of a matching domain name in the new .au Direct namespace. Three priority categories exist: Category 1 : Holders of domain names created prior to 4 February 2018. Category 2 : Holders of domain names created on or after 4 February 2018 but