LICENSING

Reptile licensing is in a constant state of flux over many states and territories in Australia. For this reason any information provided here must be taken as a guide only. If interested in keeping reptiles, you need to contact the relevant wildlife licensing authority in your state. There is no consistency between the states. For instance, while some states forbid such activities, some states allow wild-collecting of certain species and some states allow sale of reptiles through pet shops. As of October 2009, the relevant wildlife bodies to contact are:

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New South Wales

National Parks and Wildlife Service of NSW
PO Box 1967, Hurstville, NSW, 2216
Ph 02 9585 6406

A basic licence costs $60 for two years and requires records of animals held to be submitted in April every year. More information, including Licence Application forms and Species Lists are available for download in the Licensing section at the NPWS website.

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Victoria

The Department of Sustainability and Environment

Licence application forms can be downloaded from here. There is also a code of practise which is available from here.

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South Australia

Department of Environment and Heritage
Fauna Permit Unit
GPO Box 1782, Adelaide, SA, 5001

More information can be found in the Fauna Permits section of the DEH website.

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Western Australia

As of March 7, 2003 it is possible for Western Australians to keep reptiles and amphibians as pets after a licence has been obtained.
Department of Conservation and Land Management

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Northern Territory

Parks and Wildlife Service of NT

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Queensland

Queensland Goverment Environment and Resource Management

To keep reptiles as pets in Queensland a Recreational Wildlife licence must be applied for.

 

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Tasmania

Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service - an excellent site with information about Tassie herps as well as licencing requirements.