Wildlife Trade Management Plan- Crocodile Farming in the Northern Territory 2021 - 2025
Due to the impacts of coronavirus on working arrangements, stakeholders are requested to contact the Wildlife Trade Sections via email rather than telephone. Please email wps@awe.gov.au with any questions about applying for a permit or for queries relating to existing permit applications. If you have an existing application, please include your application reference number in your email. We will respond to your query as soon as possible.
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About the plan
This management plan has been developed to guide the sustainable management of commercially harvested crocodiles in the Northern Territory. The plan satisfies the requirements of section 303FO of the Commonwealth's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) as a Wildlife Trade Management Plan and the legislative requirements of the Northern Territory Government as a management plan under section 32 of the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976 (TPWC Act).The plan also aims to meet community expectations that crocodiles harvesting methods will not breach the NT Animal Welfare Act 1999 and the Code of Practice on the Humane Treatment of Wild and Farmed Australian Crocodiles. This plan is current for a maximum five-year period from 4 December 2020 to 4 December 2025 as per the requirements of the EPBC Act.