This AS is not currently used to announce prefixes in the global routing table, nor is it used as a visible transit AS.
whois: 402332
IANA has recorded AS9983 as originally allocated by
/usr/bin/whois -h jwhois.apnic.netr "AS9983\n % [whois.apnic.net]
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% Information related to 'AS9249 - AS10239'
as-block: AS9249 - AS10239
descr: APNIC ASN block
remarks: These AS numbers are further assigned by APNIC
remarks: to APNIC members and end-users in the APNIC region
admin-c: HM20-AP
tech-c: HM20-AP
mnt-by: APNIC-HM
mnt-lower: APNIC-HM
last-modified: 2022-09-22T22:36:45Z
source: APNIC
role: APNIC Hostmaster
address: 6 Cordelia Street
address: South Brisbane
address: QLD 4101
country: AU
phone: +61 7 3858 3100
fax-no: +61 7 3858 3199
e-mail: helpdesk@apnic.net
admin-c: AMS11-AP
tech-c: AH256-AP
nic-hdl: HM20-AP
remarks: Administrator for APNIC
notify: hostmaster@apnic.net
mnt-by: MAINT-APNIC-AP
last-modified: 2013-10-23T04:06:51Z
source: APNIC
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% Abuse contact for 'AS9983' is 'domain.management@abs.gov.au'
aut-num: AS9983
as-name: ABS-AS-AP
descr: Australian Bureau of Statistics.
descr: A government agency collecting and publishing
descr: national statistics.
country: AU
import: from AS7474 action pref=100; accept ANY
export: to AS7474 announce AS9983
default: to AS7474 action pref=100; networks ANY
org: ORG-ABOS2-AP
admin-c: DA217-AP
tech-c: DA217-AP
mnt-lower: MAINT-AU-ABS
mnt-routes: MAINT-AU-ABS
mnt-by: APNIC-HM
mnt-irt: IRT-ABS-AU
abuse-c: AA1855-AP
last-modified: 2026-03-11T04:39:41Z
source: APNIC
irt: IRT-ABS-AU
address: Australian Bureau of Statistics
address: Locked Bag 10
address: BELCONNEN ACT 2616
e-mail: domain.management@abs.gov.au
abuse-mailbox: domain.management@abs.gov.au
admin-c: DA217-AP
tech-c: DA217-AP
auth: # Filtered
remarks: domain.management@abs.gov.au was validated on 2025-11-12
mnt-by: MNT-ERX-AUSTBURSTAT-NON-AU
last-modified: 2026-02-17T03:59:57Z
source: APNIC
organisation: ORG-ABOS2-AP
org-name: Australian Bureau of Statistics
org-type: LIR
country: AU
address: Locked bag 10
phone: +61-2-6252-5828
e-mail: domain.management@abs.gov.au
mnt-ref: APNIC-HM
mnt-by: APNIC-HM
last-modified: 2023-09-05T02:15:37Z
source: APNIC
role: ABUSE ABSAU
country: ZZ
address: Australian Bureau of Statistics
address: Locked Bag 10
address: BELCONNEN ACT 2616
phone: +000000000
e-mail: domain.management@abs.gov.au
admin-c: DA217-AP
tech-c: DA217-AP
nic-hdl: AA1855-AP
remarks: Generated from irt object IRT-ABS-AU
remarks: domain.management@abs.gov.au was validated on 2025-11-12
abuse-mailbox: domain.management@abs.gov.au
mnt-by: APNIC-ABUSE
last-modified: 2025-11-12T08:52:20Z
source: APNIC
person: Duncan Anderson
address: Australian Bureau of Statistics
address: Locked Bag 10
address: BELCONNEN ACT 2616
country: AU
phone: +61 2 6252 5828
e-mail: domain.management@abs.gov.au
nic-hdl: DA217-AP
notify: domain.management@abs.gov.au
mnt-by: MAINT-AU-ABS
last-modified: 2023-09-04T06:29:57Z
source: APNIC
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