Permits for Activities within the Park

If you wish to conduct research or any commercial activity in Kakadu National Park, or carry out certain recreational or other activities, you will require a permit to do so.

Activities must be consistent with the Kakadu National Park Management Plan.

Activities within the park that require a permit under the EPBC Act include:

Commercial tours;
Commercial filming and photography;
Other commercial activities;
Research;
Camping outside the designated camping areas;
Bushwalking (walking off a marked trail); and,
Other activities listed under Part 12 of the Regulations.

Application forms for permits and a more detailed list of activities requiring a permit under Part 12 of the EPBC Regulations are available from the Parks and Reserves Permits web page.

Visitors on commercial tours will not normally need to arrange their own permits for tour activities, as the tour organiser should make suitable arrangements for their tour group members. Check with your commercial tour organiser to ensure that you are adequately covered.

When submitting an application for a permit, you will need to allow a minimum of 10 to 14 working days for processing of your application from the date that the Permits Officer receives the permit application. Applications should be faxed to the Permits Officer to reduce delays in processing. Contact details are provided on the application form.

If you are uncertain as to whether you will require a permit during your visit, contact staff at the park headquarters.

Notification of activities affecting listed species or ecological communities.

If you undertake an activity in or on a Commonwealth park or reserve that results in the unintentional death, injury, trading, taking, keeping or moving of:

a member of a listed threatened species (except a conservation dependent species),
a member of a listed threatened ecological community,
a member of a listed migratory species, or
a member of a listed marine species

and your activity was not authorised by a permit, then you must notify the Secretary of the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts within 7 days of becoming aware of the incident. This includes accidental injury to wildlife whilst driving within the park. Failure to notify is an offence punishable by a fine.

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