Notification of Incidental Interference with Cetaceans - Australian Government

Description

You will be required to notify the Agency if you undertake an activity that interferes with a whale, porpoise or dolphin (cetaceans) and you do not have authorisation to do so.

Activities affecting cetaceans in or beyond the Australian Whale Sanctuary that you must notify the Agency of are any activities you intend to conduct near cetaceans that may (intentionally or unintentionally) result in their:

  • death
  • injury
  • trading
  • taking
  • moving
  • harassment
  • chasing
  • herding
  • tagging
  • marking or branding of a cetacean.

You will also be required to notify the Agency if you have an existing permit to interfere with cetaceans and you have unintentionally interfered with them in a manner not consistent with your permit.

Service type

Regulatory Obligation

An obligation defined in law. A business must comply with relevant services.

Eligibility requirements

Please consult the Contact Officer for more information regarding eligibility requirements.

Duration

As specified

Fees

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Forms

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

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