1. Complete an application form.
2. Submit the completed form along with all other required documents.
3. Pay the applicable fee.

Note: Information on how to complete the form, documents to be submitted and where and how to submit the form can be found on the form itself.

Application forms for all Australian Government fisheries licences

• Completed application form

Australian Fisheries Management Authority

Email: info@afma.gov.au

Canberra Office

Street address
Level 6
73 Northbourne Ave
CIVIC ACT 2600

Postal address
Box 7051
Canberra BC
CANBERRA ACT 2610

Enquiries
Ph: (02) 6225 5555
Fax: (02) 6225 5440
AFMA Direct: 1300 723 621
Office hours: 9am to 5pm

Darwin Office

Street address
Level 6
NT House
22 Mitchell Street
DARWIN NT 800

Postal address
GPO Box 131
DARWIN NT 0801

Enquiries
Ph: (08) 8943 0333 Fax: (08) 8942 2897 Office hours: 8am to 4.30pm

Thursday Island

Street address
Level 2
Pearls Building
38 Victoria Parade
THURSDAY ISLAND
QLD 4875

Postal address
PO Box 376
THURSDAY ISLAND
QLD 4875

Enquiries
Ph: (07) 4069 1990
Fax: (07) 4069 1277
Office hours: 9am to 5pm

The fisheries for which statutory fishing rights and permits are granted are:

• Antarctic
• Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop
• Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands
• Coral Sea
• Eastern Tuna and Billfish
• High Seas Permits
• Norfolk Island
• North West Slope Trawl
• Northern Prawn
• Skipjack Tuna
• Small Pelagic
• Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark
• Southern Bluefin Tuna
• Southern Squid Jig
• South Tasman Rise
• Torres Strait
• Western Deepwater Trawl
• Western Tuna and Billfish

Fishing permits allows commercial fishing for Australian Government-managed species and high seas if applicable.

Fish receiver permits are required where the management arrangements for a specified fishery require receivers of fish to hold a receiver permit.

Scientific permits are granted for scientific research in a specified area of the Australian Fishing Zone (AFZ) or in a specified fishery.

Fisheries application fees

• Statutory fishing rights: ongoing and can be permanently transferred
• Fishing permits: up to five years, but usually annually
• Fish receiver permits: 12 months
• Scientific permits: maximum of six months

Application forms for all Australian Government fisheries licences

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• Statutory fishing rights
• Fishing permits
• Fish receiver permits
• Scientific permits

All licences are granted under the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

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• South Australia Government Website:

https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/business-industry-and-trade/licensing-and-regulation/licensing/fisheries-and-aquaculture/australian-fishing-licences-and-permits

• GOFish - online licensing and quota-management for Australian Government-managed fisheries:

http://www.afma.gov.au/services-for-industry/online-services/gofish/

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