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Parks and Reserve Event Permit - Victoria

Description

You may need this permit if you intend to conduct an event or organised activity on Parks Victoria managed land.

An organised activity may refer to:

  • any activity such as a competition, tournament, festival, concert, promotion, fundraiser, picnic/gathering/private event or celebration, or any other similar event
  • any activity which includes any infrastructure, animals, vehicles, indigenous heritage sites or commercial activity (soliciting or collecting money, advertising, displaying signage). 

Service type

Licence

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

Eligibility requirements

You must have a minimum of $20 million public liability insurance coverage for the event, noting Parks Victoria as a interested party.

Your event application will be assessed with consideration to environmental impacts, risk to participants and spectators, potential impacts on other users, venue availability and value to tourism and recreational needs.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

Event fees vary depending on the chosen park and size of the event. Fees are listed in the attached resource.

Other resources

Task Business Structure Resources
Comply All Fees and Charges (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Forests Act 1958 Victoria

National Parks Act 1975 Victoria

Approval time

Parks Victoria will provide a response to applicants identifying whether the application is endorsed to proceed within 5 business days of receipt of a permit application. Executed permit to be provided within 10 business days of permit application for standard filming and photography and 20 days for applications that include use of a drone or unmanned aerial vehicle. Timelines for complex or major filming and photography projects will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Parks and Reserves events require you to lodge your application at least 8 weeks beforehand.

Administering agency

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Parks Victoria

Contact details

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