Artificial Propagation Approval - AG - Australian Business Licence and Information Service

Description

You will need this approval if you collect or grow plants and intend to:

export the plant specimen overseas for commercial purposes
sell the plant specimen to an exporter.

In order to export for commercial purposes any Australian native plant specimens, or specimens on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list, the specimens must come from an approved program such as an Approved Artificial Propagation Program.

Approval is required for plant growers who:

grow plant specimens listed on Appendix I or II of CITES for export, or sale to an exporter
grow Australian native whole plants for export, or sale to an exporter
harvest plant parts (such as cut flowers or fruits) from specimens listed on Appendix I or II of CITES, or Australian native specimens for export, or sale to an exporter.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

Applications must be made directly to the agency using the approved form and guidelines to determine the eligibility requirements of the particular species. Conditions of approval, species covered and date of approval will be specified in the individual approval notices.

Duration

Generally, artificial propagation programs are renewed after five years.

Fees

Task	Type	Business Structure	Description
Apply	Application	All	Fees will vary depending on your circumstances. Please consult the Contact Officer for more information.

Forms

Task	Business Structure	Resources
Apply	Company, Co-operative, Other, Partnership, Sole Trader	Online Services Portal (Opens in new window)

Other resources

Task	Business Structure	Resources
Apply	Company, Co-operative, Other, Partnership, Sole Trader	List of CITES Species (Opens in new window)
Apply	Company, Co-operative, Other, Partnership, Sole Trader	List of Exempt Native Specimens Instrument 2001 (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Australian Government

Regulation(s) name

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000 Australian Government

Administering agency

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Wildlife, Heritage and Marine Division

Contact details

**Please use these contact details for help or more information:**

Enquiries, Wildlife Trade Regulation Section

Wildlife, Heritage and Marine Division

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Operating address:	45-47 Cliff Street Fremantle Western Australia 6160
Operating address:	33 Allara Street Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601
Operating address:	18 Marcus Street Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601
Mailing address:	GPO BOX 1047 Adelaide, South Australia 5001
Mailing address:	Locked Bag 5020 Parramatta New South Wales 2124
Mailing address:	GPO BOX 1751 Hobart, Tasmania 7001
Mailing address:	GPO BOX 2454 Brisbane, Queensland 4001
Mailing address:	GPO BOX 1680 Darwin, Northern Territory 0801
Mailing address:	GPO BOX 2392 Melbourne, Victoria 3001
Mailing address:	GPO BOX 858 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601
Phone:	02 6274 1900
Fax:	02 6274 1921
Email:	wildlifetrade@environment.gov.au

Supporting information

Artificial Propagation Programs (Opens in new window)

Artificial Propagation Approval - Australian Government