Wildlife Trade Permit Application Form - Sharks

Wildlife Trade Permit Application Form - Sharks

Part 1: About Your Shipment

Which of the following do you want to do?

Export shark product to an overseas country

Bring shark product caught outside Australia’s fishing zone into Australia

Import fresh (perishable) shark product from an overseas country

Import/re-export processed shark product from/to an overseas country – please apply online at:

https://forms.business.gov.au/smartforms/servlet/SmartForm.pdf?formCode=WTP#zoom=100

Part 2: About you

Your details

Title First (given) nameFamily name (surname)

Trading name (if applicable)

Australian Business Number (ABN)

Australian street Address

Address line 1

Address Line 2

Suburb / TownStatePostcode

Postal Address

If same as street address, tick here

Address line 1

Address Line 2

Suburb / TownStatePostcode

Contact Details

Phone/mobile number Fax Number Other Number

Email address

Part 3: About Your Product

Which shark species do you wish to export/import? (please tick the corresponding box(es))

Scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini)

Smooth hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena)

Great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran)

Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)

Porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus)

What type of product will you be exporting/importing?

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Fillets/flesh

Fins

Whole dead specimens

Teeth (separated)

Jaws

Other (please specify)

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Part 4: Sharks caught outside Australia’s fishing zone or exports to an overseas country

**Do not complete if importing fresh shark product from an overseas country – continue to section 5**

Please attach a photocopy of the licence for each fishery from which the shark will be caught.

Part 5: Declaration

Have you been convicted of any of the following in the past 10 years or are you currently subject to proceedings for any of the following:

a) offences under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 or Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000;

b) offences under any law of the Commonwealth about the protection, conservation or management of native species or ecological communities;

c) offences under section 6 of the Crimes Act 1914, or section 11.1, 11.4 or 11.5 of the Criminal Code, in relation to an offence referred to in paragraph (a) or (b);

d) offences under a law of a state or territory about the protection, conservation or management of native species or ecological communities; or

e) offences in relation to a law referred to in paragraph (d), under a provision of a state or territory that is equivalent to section 6 of the Crimes Act 1914, or to section 11.1, 11.4 or 11.5 of the Criminal Code.

Yes No

Important Notes

  • If you are unsure how to answer the question above, we recommend you obtain legal advice before submitting your application.
  • Under Commonwealth law, offences above include attempt to commit an offence, incitement to commit an offence, conspiracy to commit an offence (section 11.1, 11.4 and 11.5 of the Criminal Code respectively) and having been an accessory to an offence (section 6 of the Crimes Act 1914).
  • Under 17.07(2) of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000, a person is taken to have been convicted of an offence if, in the 10 years before the application is made, the person:

a) has been charged with, and found guilty of, the offence but discharged without conviction; or

b) has not been found guilty of, the offence, but a court has taken the offence into account in passing sentence on the person for another offence.

  • Part VIIC of the Crimes Act 1914 includes provisions that, in certain circumstances, relieve persons from the requirement to disclose spent convictions and require persons aware of such convictions to disregard them

Declaration

I declare that, to the best of my knowledge, the particulars provided by me in this application are true and correct in every detail.

Signature

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Name

Date

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It is a serious offence under Chapter 7 of the Criminal Code to give false or misleading information.

Information provided in this application form may be exchanged with other Commonwealth and State agencies for the purposes of administering the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and relevant State or Commonwealth legislation

Part 6: Payment

Credit card details:

Card number:

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Card holder name:

Card type:

Visa Mastercard

Expiry date:

Amount: $156 (export or import)

$313 (fresh/ perishable goods or product obtained from outside Australia’s fishing zone)

Cardholder signature:

Part 7: Submission of documents

Please submit your completed application form via one of the following methods:

Email:

Post:Wildlife Trade Regulation Section

Department of the Environment

GPO Box 787

Canberra ACT 2601

Fax:02 6274 1921

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