Permit to conduct special activity on a protected area and permit to enter a restricted access area
Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*).
Information requested in this form is required to enable your application to conduct an activity on Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) managed areas or the application to enter a restricted access area to be processed. If you have any difficulties completing the form, please contact QPWS Park Access at: parkaccess@des.qld.gov.au
Your application must be assessed and a permit granted by the chief executive before you can proceed with the nominated activity.
Please read any information sheets and policies relevant to your application. Before submitting this application you should understand the requirements of legislation relevant to the proposed activity/ies i.e. the Nature Conservation Act 1992 and subordinate legislation.
Before you start
Insurance requirements – If this application is approved you may be required to hold public liability insurance and indemnify and release the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation. Please refer to the insurance and indemnity requirements for QPWS authorities' Operational policy
Processing time – The legislation under which your application has been made provides for 40 business days by which the department must make a decision on your application. This time frame may vary depending on whether the department requires further information from you to properly consider your application and the time it takes you to provide the requested information back to the department. Most applications however do not require further information, in which case, 40 business days is the statutory period allowed for the decision to be made. Accordingly, while the department will endeavour to decide your application efficiently it does not guarantee that your application will be decided more quickly than the statutory period allows.
This form will take approximately 10–15mins to complete.
You must allow at least 40 business days processing time for this application. Should additional information or documentation be required, a further 20 business days may apply.
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Privacy statement
The Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (the department) is collecting the information on this form to assess your application for an internal review. Depending on the authority applied for, the information is required under our relevant authorising legislation: Nature Conservation Act 1992, the Recreation Areas Management Act 2006, the Forestry Act 1959 and the Marine Parks Act 2004. The department may have entered into an Indigenous management agreement relating to this managed area/s or the area may be subject to joint management. If so, the completed application form and any relevant supporting documentation may be disclosed to the relevant indigenous organisation/s (including to any relevant Native Title Body Corporates) for the purpose of the department consulting with or seeking the consent of that organisation. Depending on the permit you are applying for, the department may also need to consult with other government agencies, councils, and other relevant entities where applicable and necessary to appropriately assess your application. For example, under section 69T of the Forestry Act 1959, the department is required to consult with a plantation licensee and any plantation sub-licensee before granting a lease, license, permit, agreement, authority, or contract. Your personal information will not be otherwise disclosed by the department to any other parties without your consent unless authorised or required by law.
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