Australian National Guidelines for Whale and Dolphin Watching 2017 - Australian Government

Description

You will be required to comply with these guidelines if you intend to observe and / or interact with whales and dolphins for commercial purposes. The purpose of the guidelines is to ensure that the animals are not harmed or disturbed.

These guidelines provide a consistent national policy for the management of whale and dolphin watching. You should note that state and territory governments must implement their own laws and guidelines to best suit their jurisdictions, and they may differ from the National Guidelines.

Service type

Code of Practice

A code of practice is a set of rules which details how people in a certain industry should behave. A code of practice can be defined as a result of legislation or by industry regulators and bodies.

Other resources

Task Business Structure Resources
Comply Company, Co-operative, Other, Partnership, Sole Trader Australian National Guidelines for Whale and Dolphin Watching 2017 - PDF (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