Craig Ng [Craig.Ng§maddocks.com.au] wrote:
> Dear Jason
> 
> I am responding to your query wearing my hat as auDA's lawyer.
> 
> The short answer is no.  Under the Transfers (Change of Registrar of Record) Policy (auDA Published Policy number 2003-03) <http://www.auda.org.au/docs/auda-2003-03.pdf>, it is clear that the gaining registrar must receive a positive response from the registrant contact, before the gaining registrar can send a transfer command to the registry.  See clause 4.1 of the Policy.  The reseller cannot give the authorisation on behalf of the registrant.
> 
> Where the registrant contact is a reseller itself, then auDA has clarified that it is not sufficient for the reseller to give the authorisation - the gaining registrar is required to obtain this authorisation directly from the registrant in writing.
> 

what happens when the registrant delegates the right to choose a registrar to the reseller?

Vic