Information sheet
Wildlife management
Schedule of fees
This information sheet outlines the fees associated with licences, permits or other authorities other than for protected areas
under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 and Nature Conservation (Administration) Regulation 2006.
Fees as at 1 July 2016
LICENCES, PERMITS OR OTHER AUTHORITIES OTHER
THAN FOR PROTECTED AREAS
Commercial wildlife licence (wildlife interaction)
Commercial wildlife licence for animals:
only birds or only reptiles
only birds and reptiles
only scorpions and spiders
only scorpions and spiders and either, but not both, birds or
reptiles
only scorpions and spiders and birds and reptiles
only dead macropods (applicable to 31 December 2015)
only dead macropods (applicable from 1 January 2016)
FEES (GST not applicable)
$153.50 each year
for 1
month or
less
for more than 1
month but not
more than 1 year
for more than
1 year but not
more than 3 years
$129.00
$204.90
$30.15
$145.90
$643.00
$795.00
$152.00
$666.00
$1,838.00
$2,263.00
$426.40
$1,904.00
$222.30
N/a
$814.00
$652.00
1 year or less
$674.00
1 year or less
$643.00
$2,329.00
$1,851.00 more
than 1 year
$1,915.00 more
than 1 year
$1,838.00
N/a
$129.00
other wildlife licences (dead animals)
To amend an existing commercial wildlife licence by adding:
(The fee for amending a CWL is the difference between the licence you have and the licence you want)
only birds or only reptiles to a licence granted for scorpions
and spiders
birds and reptiles to a licence granted for scorpions and
spiders
scorpions and spiders to a licence granted for only birds and
reptiles
scorpions and spiders to a licence granted for only birds or
only reptiles
birds to a licence granted for only reptiles or adding reptiles
to a licence granted for only birds
birds to a licence granted only for live spiders and scorpions
and reptiles
reptiles to a licence granted only for live spiders and
scorpions and birds
birds and scorpions and spiders to a licence granted only for
live reptiles
reptiles and scorpions and spiders to a licence granted only
for live birds
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$115.75
$514.00
$1,477.60
$192.15
$662.00
$1,902.60
$17.40
$19.00
$66.00
$16.90
$23.00
$66.00
$75.90
$152.00
$425.00
$76.40
$148.00
$425.00
$76.40
$148.00
$425.00
$93.30
$171.00
$491.00
$93.30
$171.00
$491.00
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Information sheet
Schedule of fees
LICENCES, PERMITS OR OTHER AUTHORITIES OTHER FEES (GST not applicable)
THAN FOR PROTECTED AREAS
Recreational wildlife licence for animals:
$75.95 for up to five years
standard fee
Plus additional fees to the standard recreational wildlife licence fee are required for restricted and
international animals:
$228.30
restricted animals
$16.80
international animals
To amend an existing recreational wildlife licence by adding:
$228.30
restricted animals to a licence granted for animals other than
restricted animals
$16.80
international animals to a licence granted for animals other
than international animals
Commercial wildlife licence (mobile)
$5,631.00 per year
Commercial wildlife harvesting licence for animals:
Macropods (applicable to 31 December 2016)
Macropods (applicable from 1 January 2017)
spiders or scorpions
other animals
$148.40 each year
$153.50 each year
$311.80 each year
$322.40 each year
Recreational wildlife harvesting licence for animals:
macropods
other animals
$72.60 each year
$72.60 each year
Wildlife farming licence:
butterflies
crocodiles
emus
reptiles of the family Elapidae, Hydrophiidae or Laticaudidae
water buffalos
Permit to keep wildlife
for 1 year or less
$169.80
$1,327.90
$500.00
$338.40
$484.40
for more than 1 year but
not more than 3 years
$484.40
$3801.50
$1,426.00
$963.00
$1,378.00
$75.95 for three years
Damage mitigation permit
Nil
Flying-fox roost management permit
Nil
Educational purposes permit
Nil
Rehabilitation permit
Nil
Scientific purposes permit
Nil
Collection authorities for:
dead protected wildlife
taking and keeping least concern wildlife
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$75.95 for five years
$96.95 for 6 months
Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
Information sheet
Schedule of fees
Licences and authorities for protected
plants:
Protected plant growing licence
Protected plant harvesting licence
Protected plant clearing permit
$553.00 for five years
$1,108.00 for five years
$2,770.00 for two years
Concessional
fee
$138.40
$277.00
$691.00
Permit and movement advice for moving wildlife:
Wildlife movement permit
Printed movement advice
NB: Free Electronic Movement Advice available via EHP website – www.ehp.qld.gov.au
Tags for:
farm crocodile skin
farm emu skin
macropod skin or carcass – until 31
December 2016
macropod skin or carcass – from 1
January 2017
Major amendment
fee
$138.40
$277.00
$691.00
$15.80 each
$3.55 each
$1.98 each
$1.42 each
Commercial wildlife
harvesting
$445.00 each lot of 500
tags
Commercial wildlife
harvesting
$460.00 each lot of 500
tags
a tag for a protected plant
a tag that is an approved mark of the department (i.e. EHP)
Sampling or implanting animals:
An approved electromagnetic implant
Consumable used to obtain a biological tissue sample of an
animal and storage of the sample by an approved scientific
institution
Record books and record and return books:
commercial wildlife licence for macropods –
until 31 December 2016
commercial wildlife licence for macropods –
from 1 January 2017
commercial wildlife harvesting licence for macropods –
until 31 December 2016
commercial wildlife harvesting licence for macropods –
from 1 January 2017
Record book for other licences
for a book with 20 pages
for a book with 50 pages
Amendments
For an amendment, other than a change of address or an
amendment already mentioned in this schedule, of a
licence, permit or other authority for which a fee is payable
that is requested by the holder of the licence, permit or
authority.
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Commercial wildlife
harvesting
$44.50 each lot of 50
tags
Commercial wildlife
harvesting
$46.00 each lot of 50
tags
Recreational wildlife
harvesting
$0.98 each tag
Recreational wildlife
harvesting
$0.98 each tag
$0.46 each
$8.00 each
$17.00
$32.90
$31.80 each book
$32.90 each book
$7.75 each book
$8.00 each book
$8.00 each book
$19.95 each book
$16.80 each amendment
Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
Information sheet
Schedule of fees
Further information
For further information, contact Permit and Licence Management on phone 1300 130 372 or by email at
[email protected].
Disclaimer
While this document has been prepared with care it contains general information and does not profess to offer legal,
professional or commercial advice. The Queensland Government accepts no liability for any external decisions or actions
taken on the basis of this document. Persons external to the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection should
satisfy themselves independently and by consulting their own professional advisors before embarking on any proposed
course of action.
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Department of Environment and Heritage Protection