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Is vicbar.com.au legit or a scam?
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Who owns vicbar.com.au?
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Victorian Bar Inc is the professional association for barristers in Victoria, Australia. The site provides a directory to find barristers, information on briefing counsel, and alternative dispute resolution services, along with news and resources for members.
We withhold an authority number until independent evidence (global rank, link-graph presence) has accrued. The facts we do have about this site are shown below — we'd rather say “not enough signals yet” than invent a low score.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 13 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 13 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
What vicbar.com.au said about itself, 2007
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2007
We are proud of our tradition of providing in the public interest strong and independent legal representation and advice without fear or favour to all in the community. We see this as indispensable to the rule of law and to the continuation of our democratic society.
Now
Victorian Bar Inc is the professional association for barristers in Victoria, Australia. The site provides a directory to find barristers, information on briefing counsel, and alternative dispute resolution services, along with news and resources for members.
AboutUs summary of the current website, Sep 30, 2026.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2007 · 2 registrar changes since Aug 9, 2009 · 2 ownership changes since 2009 · last checked Oct 12, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 9, 2007 – Nov 10, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described vicbar.com.au from Jun 9, 2007 to Nov 10, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2007Jul 1, 2007“We are proud of our tradition of providing in the public interest strong and independent legal representation and advice without fear or favour to all in the community. We see this as indispensable to the rule of law an…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2007
Registrar
Melbourne ITMelbourne ITAug 9, 2009 – May 5, 2015Registrar Melbourne IT in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for vicbar.com.au, from Aug 9, 2009 to May 5, 2015.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)GoDaddy.com, LLCSep 24, 2015 – Jun 24, 2016
Ownership
Ownership recordsAug 9, 2009 – Jun 12, 2026Registration records for vicbar.com.au are held from Aug 9, 2009 to Jun 12, 2026 (21 records). 2 changes of registrant name or organization are marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Aug 2010 – May 2011Nameservers: net.au, vicbar.com.auAug 9, 2009 – Aug 4, 2010Registration records listed net.au, vicbar.com.au nameservers (dns0.optus.net.au, faraday.vicbar.com.au, ns0.vicbar.com.au) for vicbar.com.au from Aug 9, 2009 to Aug 4, 2010.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Let's EncryptMar 24, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 72 certificates for vicbar.com.au from Mar 24, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 23, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
2010201520202025Apr ’26← last 12 months, drawn wider
Every dated fact on this lifeline (13)
Jun 9, 2007 – Nov 10, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described vicbar.com.au from Jun 9, 2007 to Nov 10, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2007AboutUs record: “We are proud of our tradition of providing in the public interest strong and independent legal representation and advice without fear or favour to all in the community. We see this as indispensable to the rule of law an…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2007
Aug 9, 2009 – May 5, 2015Registrar: Registrar Melbourne IT in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for vicbar.com.au, from Aug 9, 2009 to May 5, 2015.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Aug 9, 2009 – Jun 12, 2026Ownership: Registration records for vicbar.com.au are held from Aug 9, 2009 to Jun 12, 2026 (21 records). 2 changes of registrant name or organization are marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Aug 9, 2009 – Aug 4, 2010Zone file: Registration records listed net.au, vicbar.com.au nameservers (dns0.optus.net.au, faraday.vicbar.com.au, ns0.vicbar.com.au) for vicbar.com.au from Aug 9, 2009 to Aug 4, 2010.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Current AboutUs recordJul 18, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Oct 12, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA 146) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for vicbar.com.au, from Sep 24, 2015 to Jun 24, 2016.
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
GoDaddy.com LLC trading as GoDaddy.comGoDaddy.com LLC trading as GoDaddy.comJul 10, 2025 – Oct 26, 2026 (latest)Registrar GoDaddy.com LLC trading as GoDaddy.com in the registration data recorded, first on Jul 10, 2025 and most recently on Oct 26, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 12, 2026
Ownership change
Apr 25, 2015
The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Apr 25, 2015. Who it changed to is in the full report.
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Ownership changeFeb 7, 2026The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Feb 7, 2026. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
2 ownership changes, 2009–2026
Nameservers: vicbar.com.au
Nameservers: vicbar.com.auMay 15, 2011 – Jun 12, 2026Registration records listed vicbar.com.au nameservers (faraday.vicbar.com.au, ns0.vicbar.com.au) for vicbar.com.au from May 15, 2011 to Jun 12, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to vicbar.com.auMay 15, 2011vicbar.com.au's nameservers moved from net.au, vicbar.com.au to vicbar.com.au at some point between Aug 4, 2010 and May 15, 2011. Last seen at net.au, vicbar.com.au: Aug 4, 2010 (registration record). First seen at vicbar.com.au: May 15, 2011 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 9 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
May 15, 2011 – Jun 12, 2026
Zone file: Registration records listed vicbar.com.au nameservers (faraday.vicbar.com.au, ns0.vicbar.com.au) for vicbar.com.au from May 15, 2011 to Jun 12, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
May 15, 2011Zone file: vicbar.com.au's nameservers moved from net.au, vicbar.com.au to vicbar.com.au at some point between Aug 4, 2010 and May 15, 2011. Last seen at net.au, vicbar.com.au: Aug 4, 2010 (registration record). First seen at vicbar.com.au: May 15, 2011 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 9 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Apr 25, 2015Ownership: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Apr 25, 2015. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Sep 24, 2015 – Jun 24, 2016Registrar: Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA 146) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for vicbar.com.au, from Sep 24, 2015 to Jun 24, 2016.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Jul 10, 2025 – Oct 26, 2026Registrar: Registrar GoDaddy.com LLC trading as GoDaddy.com in the registration data recorded, first on Jul 10, 2025 and most recently on Oct 26, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 12, 2026
Feb 7, 2026Ownership: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Feb 7, 2026. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Mar 24, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 72 certificates for vicbar.com.au from Mar 24, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 23, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jul 18, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Oct 12, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks