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Rehabilitation permit - Queensland

Description

You need this licence if you intend to rehabilitate sick, injured or orphaned protected animals.

There are 3 types of permit:

  • least concern species - this permit relates to least concern species only. Least concern wildlife includes all plants, birds, reptiles and amphibians native to Australia, other than those that are extinct in the wild, endangered, vulnerable or near threatened.
  • specialist species (other than koalas) - this permit relates to native animals that need highly specialised care. For example, echidna, platypus, raptors and reptiles or any endangered, vulnerable or near threatened native species.
  • specialist species (koalas) - this permit relates to koalas. Koalas need highly specialised care.

A rehabilitation permit may only be issued to a person who intends to rehabilitate and release the animal. Carers must release animals to the wild once they are again able to live in the appropriate natural habitat.

All carers must comply with the 'Code of practice - care of sick, injured or orphaned protected animals in Queensland', and where applicable, the 'Code of practice - care of sick, injured or orphaned koalas in Queensland'.

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 for this permit you must:

  • demonstrate the necessary skills, knowledge and ability
  • provide two referees of professional standing in relevant wildlife management fields who can attest to your competency
  • complete a suitable training or refresher course which addresses the rescue, care of, or release of koalas (koala rehabilitators only)
  • complete Online Marine Turtle Strandings Response Training (marine-turtle rescuers and rehabilitators only)
  • not have a criminal conviction that relates to animal welfare issues or related conservation matters within the past three years.

You must keep the animal in a way that contributes, or is likely to contribute, to the animals release and survival in the wild. It is not appropriate, for example, to keep animals undergoing rehabilitation in the company of domesticated cats or dogs, as this may remove the animal's natural fear of these animals and make it more likely to be injured in the wild.

Duration

Up to 3 years

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All There are no fees for this permit.

Application process

Apply

If you are applying as a wildlife care group and want to enable individual group members to lawfully care for animals under the rehabilitation permit, you need to complete the Rehabilitation permit authorisation form. 

Transfer process

Transfer

This licence cannot be transferred.

Approval time

Up to 40 business days

Administering agency

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Wildlife and Threatened Species Operations

Contact details

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