Environment, Planning & Wildlife Forms

Report animal cruelty, neglect or abuse to the RSPCA in your state. Animal cruelty is a criminal offence in all...

Report a stray animal, nuisance barking, roaming livestock, or dangerous dog to your local council ranger.

Appeal a dangerous or menacing dog declaration made by your local council, or understand your obligations if your dog...

Report illegal wildlife trade, smuggling, or possession of protected species to the Australian federal authorities.

Apply for a licence to legally keep native Australian animals as pets or for educational/display purposes.

Register your dog or cat on the NSW Pet Registry — a legal requirement in NSW. Pets must be microchipped and registered...

Object to the property valuation used to calculate your council rates.

Request council or the EPA to issue a formal noise abatement notice to a noisy neighbour or business.

Report a damaged road, pothole, broken footpath or street infrastructure to your local council for repair.

Report a broken or non-functioning street light in your area.

Most Australian councils require a permit before removing or significantly pruning trees above defined size thresholds...

Putting a skip on a footpath, nature strip or road reserve requires a council permit (sometimes called a "footway...

Report illegal dumping of waste or a pollution incident to the relevant authority.

Report a business or individual causing environmental harm through improper waste disposal, noise, or air pollution.

Trade Waste Discharge Permit — issued by the water authority to a commercial premises that discharges anything other...

Anyone in NSW who transports waste for fee or reward — skip-bin operators, liquid waste tankers, asbestos carriers,...

If you operate a waste facility in NSW — landfill, transfer station, resource recovery, composting, liquid waste depot...

Under Victoria's Environment Protection Act 2017 (in force 1 July 2021), anyone transporting "reportable priority...

Under the Environment Protection Act 2017, every business that generates industrial waste in Victoria carries a General...

In Queensland, waste-related Environmentally Relevant Activities (ERAs 53-65 — recycling, landfill, transfer, regulated...

In South Australia, waste depots, transfer stations and transport of listed wastes need an Environment Protection...

In Western Australia, waste-related "prescribed premises" categories under the Environmental Protection Regulations...

In Tasmania, "level 2 activities" under the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 — including waste...

In the ACT, waste-handling business activities (transport, transfer, recycling, landfill) need an Environmental...

In the NT, businesses discharging waste to land, water or sewer above declared thresholds need a Waste Discharge...

Under the National Environment Protection (Movement of Controlled Waste between States and Territories) Measure (NEPM),...

Beyond the transporter, generators (the customer) and receivers (the landfill or recycler) must each have an active...

EPA Victoria's Waste Tracker is the mandatory online manifest system for reportable priority waste in Victoria. It...

Anyone with a property not connected to mains sewer needs an On-site Sewerage Management (OSSM) approval from the local...

Diverting laundry or shower greywater for garden irrigation may not require approval if certain conditions are met...

Generators of clinical / related waste (medical centres, dental, tattoo, beauty salons offering needling, hospitals)...

B-cycle is Australia's ACCC-authorised battery stewardship scheme. Retailers, councils and recyclers can sign up as...

TSA is the ACCC-authorised industry stewardship scheme for end-of-life tyres. Tyre retailers, collectors, recyclers and...

Since 1 July 2019 Victoria has banned e-waste from landfill — Detox Your Home is the state's drop-off scheme. NSW, ACT,...

Operators wanting to host a container deposit refund point (over-the-counter, RVM, depot, bag drop) must register with...

Most metropolitan councils require a Waste Management Plan (WMP) to be lodged with any Development Application > $X...

Registration required to carry on a business dealing in scrap metal in NSW under the Scrap Metal Industry Act 2016 and...

Shops and businesses generally need local council approval to install business or advertising signage — especially any...

Lodge a Notice of Appeal with the Queensland Planning and Environment Court to challenge a development decision,...

Lodges an appeal against a planning, development, or environment-related administrative decision in the South...

Reviews a planning or development decision made by a local government, the WA Planning Commission, the Metropolitan...

Application lodged with local council to obtain planning consent before building, extending, or changing the use of a...

Lodge a formal objection or submission to a Development Application near your property.

Apply to remove a significant tree on your property. Many councils have tree protection overlays requiring a permit.

Challenge infrastructure contribution levies applied to your development application.

Object to the proposed heritage listing of your property, or support heritage listing of a neighbour's property.

Appeal a council planning decision — refused permit, conditions imposed, or objection not considered.

Refer a proposed development or action to the federal government for assessment if it may have a significant impact on...

Storing compressed gas cylinders at a commercial premises (workshop, depot, hospital, brewery) above the threshold...

Commercial pool operators (gyms, hotels, school pools, public aquatic centres) storing pool sanitiser chemicals —...

The Land and Environment Court has 8 classes of jurisdiction. Class 1 is the most common — merit review of council...

Report an injured, sick or orphaned native animal in NSW through WIRES for rescue and rehabilitation.

Report an injured or orphaned native animal in Victoria through Wildlife Victoria for rescue and care.

Find the correct wildlife rescue contact for your state or territory — every state has a different organisation.

Apply for a permit to rehabilitate injured or orphaned native wildlife. Required in all states before you can legally...

Report a stranded, injured or dead whale, dolphin, seal or other marine animal to the correct authority in your state.

Apply for a CITES permit to legally import or export protected wildlife species or wildlife products (leather,...

Queensland rescue and rehabilitation permit for managing sick, injured or orphaned native wildlife, administered by the...

NT wildlife permit allowing rehabilitation of sick, injured or orphaned native wildlife for release back to the wild.

TAS NRE permit for wildlife rehabilitation of protected species including orphaned, injured or sick native animals.

SA Department for Environment and Water permit for rescue and rehabilitation of native animals.

WA fauna licensing administered by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, with applications made...