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Fishing Licence Agent Accreditation - New South Wales

Description

You will need to apply to become an accredited fishing licence agent if you intend on selling recreational fishing licences at your place of business.

There are two types of accredited agents:

  • Gold agents: no commission on fee sales, all money goes to the Recreational Fishing Trusts
  • Standard agents: retain 5% commission on fee sales, the remainder of the money goes to the Recreation Fishing Trusts.

Service type

Licence

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

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible to be an accredited fishing licence agent you must:

  • have a registered Australian Business Number
  • agree to the department seeking credit information from a credit reporting agency.

If you are applying as a standard agent, you will also need to pay a bond and be registered for GST.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

Please consult the Contact Officer for information on fees to be submitted.

Forms

Act(s) name

Fisheries Management Act 1994 New South Wales

Approval time

10 working days

Administering agency

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

Fisheries & Forestry

Fisheries

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.