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Permits for non-commercial purposes

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When applying for a permit to access biological resources for non-commercial purposes in a Commonwealth area, an applicant must obtain written permission from each Access Provider. The Access Provider must state permission for the applicant to:

  • enter the Commonwealth area
  • take samples from the biological resources of the area
  • remove samples from the area

Such written permission has effect only if a permit for the proposed access is issued by the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.

The permit application must include a copy of a Statutory Declaration that is to be provided to each Access Provider.

Access Providers are specified by the EPBC Regulations. In most cases, this is likely to be the Commonwealth, represented by the Protected Area Policy and Biodiscovery Section. We can assist you to identify the Access Provider(s) relevant to your proposed research.

Permit applications

Permit applications must be made by completing the application form here . In addition the application must include:

  • A declaration stating whether the applicant has been convicted of, or is subject to proceedings for, an offence mentioned in subregulation 17.07(1) (see below)
  • A declaration that the information in the application is correct to the best of the applicant's knowledge
  • A Statutory Declaration form for research for non-commercial purposes

Information you will need to supply in the application includes:

  • Personal details: Full name, business address, postal address, and contact details of each person to whom the permit is to be issued
  • Access Provider: Name of each Access Provider. If an Access Provider is the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth agency, the name of the Commonwealth department or agency that administers the Commonwealth area in which the access is proposed
  • Other people involved: Details of any other person for whose benefit access is sought or who proposes to use the samples obtained
  • Qualifications: Details of the relevant qualifications or experience of each person proposing to take the action
  • Objectives: Details of the objectives or purpose of the action, including whether the relevant purpose is commercial/potentially commercial or non-commercial
  • Action: Description of the action, including the methods to be used to comply with these regulations and to minimise impact on any listed species or native species
  • Species: Number of listed species or native species that will be affected
  • Resources: The biological resources to which the applicant seeks access; amount of biological resources that is proposed to be taken, the proposed use of the biological resources and how access will benefit biodiversity conservation within the area
  • Location and method: Details of when and where the action will be taken, including the latitude and longitude of the location area; how the access is to be undertaken, including details of vehicles and equipment to be used
  • Involvement of indigenous persons: Any use that is proposed to be made of indigenous people's knowledge in determining the biological resources to be accessed or the particular areas to be searched, and details of any agreements made with indigenous persons in relation to use of specialised information or information otherwise confidential to the indigenous people of the area
  • Ongoing access: Whether the applicant thinks that further access to the biological resources will be sought
  • Related applications: Details of any other application by the applicant for a permit under the regulations

Additionally the application must include:

  • A declaration stating whether the applicant has been convicted of, or is subject to proceedings for, an offence mentioned in subregulation 17.07(1) (see below)
  • A declaration that the information in the application is correct to the best of the applicant's knowledge

Permit assistance

Please contact the Protected Area Policy and Biodiscovery Section for any further queries in relation to your application at grm@environment.gov.au, or on 02 6274 1936.

EPBC sub-regulation 17.07 relevant offences

Applications must include a declaration stating whether the applicant has been convicted of, or is subject to proceedings for, an offence mentioned in subregulation 17.07(1)

For paragraphs 17.02 (2) (i) and 17.03 (2) (c), and paragraphs 17.11 (3) (c) and (5) (f), the offences are the following:

  • offences under the Act or these Regulations
  • offences under any other law of the Commonwealth about the protection, conservation or management of native species or ecological communities
  • offences under section 6, 7, or 7A, or subsection 86 (1), of the Crimes Act 1914 in relation to an offence referred to in paragraph (a) or (b)
  • offences under a law of a State or Territory about the protection, conservation or management of native species or ecological communities
  • offences, in relation to a law referred to in paragraph (d), under a provision of a law of a State or Territory that is equivalent to a provision mentioned in paragraph (c), or to section 11.1, 11.4 or 11.5 of the Criminal Code

 

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