Marine Mammal Tour Permits - Victoria

Description

You may need this permit to conduct organised aircraft or boat based tours to see whales, dolphins in the wild and at designated seal colonies.

There are different types of permit:

  • whale watching (aircraft-based) 
  • whale watching (vessel)
  • whale swim
  • seal watching.

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:

  • hold adequate public liability insurance as determined by the agency
  • provide copies of current certificates of competency for the nominated master and crew
  • provide a copy of current certificate of survey for the nominated vessel

Please consult the responsible agency for more information regarding eligibility requirements.

Prerequisites

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $424.50

Whale watching (vessel). Fees for 2024-25

Apply Application All $424.50

Whale watching (aircraft). Fees for 2024-25

Apply Application All $424.50

Seal watching. Fees for 2024-25

Apply Application All $1975.90

Whale swim. Fees for 2024-25

Act(s) name

Wildlife Act 1975 Victoria

Regulation(s) name

Wildlife (Marine Mammals) Regulations 2019 Victoria

Administering agency

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Conservation Regulator

Contact details

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