Permits for education or management purposes may be required under the following acts:
- Wildlife Act 1975
- Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988
- Forests Act 1958
An education and management permit may be required for activities which involve:
- Disturbing, capturing, marking, translocating, keeping, sampling, or destroying native wildlife, protected fish, freshwater crayfish, or aquatic invertebrates
- protected or threatened flora.
These permits cover a range of purposes including education, propagation, general surveys, Aboriginal cultural purposes and management activities. Examples include:
- Schools or universities keeping native wildlife for educational purposes
- Consultants relocating native wildlife or removing protected flora during construction or development
- Seed collection for nurseries
If you are conducting scientific research on Victoria’s flora and fauna, please apply for a research permit here(opens in a new window).
Activity conducted on public land managed by Parks Victoria may also require an access agreement from Parks Victoria.
Pre-application checklist
To determine what permits or permissions may be required, a simple online tool has been developed to assist planning.
The checklist takes approximately 3 to 5 minutes to complete. A copy of the results can be emailed to you for your records.
Access the pre-application checklist.
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