Fisheries Management Act 1994

An application for a licence must be in a form approved by the Secretary and be accompanied by any processing fee payable under this Division.

If the action proposed to be taken under the authority of the licence is on land that is critical habitat, the application must be accompanied by a species impact statement prepared in accordance with Subdivision 2.

If the action proposed is not on land that is critical habitat, the application must include the following—

details of the types, and condition, of habitats in and adjacent to the land to be affected by the action,

particulars of any known records of a threatened species in the same or similar known habitats in the locality,

details of any known or potential habitat for a threatened species on the land to be affected by the action,

details of the amount of such habitat to be affected by the action proposed in relation to the known distribution of the species and its habitat in the locality and region,

an assessment of the likely nature and intensity of the effect of the action on the life cycle and habitat of the species,

details of possible measures to avoid or ameliorate the effect of the action.

An applicant may lodge a species impact statement with an application even if the action proposed is not on land that is critical habitat. In that event, the application need not include the information referred to in subsection (3).

The Secretary may request the applicant to provide additional information in support of an application for a licence.