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Wildlife trade management plans

In order to export Australian native animal or plant specimens, and/or CITES listed specimens for commercial purposes the specimens must come from an approved program such as those covered under a wildlife trade management plan.

Wildlife trade management plans generally cover large-scale breeding or cultivation programs, and are developed by the state or territory government agency responsible for managing the species. Wildlife trade management plans may be approved for up to five years.

Wildlife trade management plans are made and amended in the following ways:

  • A declaration of a wildlife trade management plan is made through an instrument signed by the Australian Government Minister for the Environment and published on the Federal Register of Legislation.
  • A declaration may be varied by specifying additional or new conditions, or revoking or varying existing conditions by a subsequent instrument published on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Application form

Application for approval of a wildlife trade management plan

If you would like your operation to be approved as a wildlife management plan, use the form below to apply for an approved wildlife management plan.

Approval processes and submission details are all included with the form.

No guidelines have been prepared for the approval of a wildlife trade management plan. If you intend to apply for approval of a wildlife trade management plan, please contact us for a copy of the model management plan.

Application for approval of a wildlife trade management plan (PDF - 161.31 KB)
Application for approval of a wildlife trade management plan (DOCX - 125.37 KB)

Commercial trade in live native mammals, reptiles, birds and amphibians is prohibited.

Exporters sourcing specimens from an approved program must also have export permit issued by the Department.

Apply for a permit

Approved wildlife trade management plans

Wildlife trade management plans currently approved under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 are listed below. Conditions of approval, species covered and period of approval, are specified in the individual declarations.

Approved wildlife trade management plans
State Program name Species Organisation Approval period
From To
New South Wales Whole Plant Sustainable Management Plan 2023-27 Protected Plants NSW Department of Planning and Environment 1 January 2023 31 December 2027
New South Wales NSW Cut-flower Sustainable Management Plan 2023–27 Protected plants NSW Department of Planning and Environment 1 January 2023 31 December 2027
New South Wales Wildlife Trade Management Plan for the Commercial Harvest of Kangaroos in New South Wales 2022–26

Macropus fuliginosus
Macropus giganteus
Osphranter robustus
Osphranter rufus

NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment 1 January 2022 31 December 2026
Northern Territory Wildlife Trade Management Plan- Crocodile Farming in the Northern Territory 2021 - 2025 Crocodylus porosus Northern Territory Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security 4 December 2020 4 December 2025
Queensland Queensland Wildlife Trade Management Plan for Export – Commercially Harvested Macropods 2023-2027 Osphranter rufus
Macropus giganteus
Osphranter robustus
Queensland Department of Environment and Science 1 January 2023 31 December 2027
Queensland

Wildlife Trade Management Plan for Queensland protected plants 2019–24

Protected plants Queensland Department of Environment and Science 5 August 2019 4 August 2024
Queensland Wildlife Trade Management Plan – Queensland Crocodile Farming Crocodylus johnstoni
Crocodylus porosus
Queensland Department of Environment and Science 1 November 2018 31 October 2023
South Australia South Australian Commercial Kangaroo Management Plan 2020-2024 Macropus rufus
Macropus fuliginosus
Macropus robustus
South Australia Department for Environment and Water 14 March 2020 31 December 2024
Tasmania Tree Fern Management Plan for the Sustainable Harvesting, Transporting or Trading of Dicksonia antarctica in Tasmania 2022 Dicksonia antarctica Tasmanian Forest Practices Authority 17 October 2022 17 October 2027
Western Australia Management Plan for the Commercial Harvest of Kangaroos in Western Australia 2019-2023 Macropus rufus
Macropus fuliginosus
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions 1 January 2019 31 December 2023
Western Australia Management of Commercial Harvesting of Protected Flora in Western Australia Protected plants Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions 27 June 2018 27 June 2023
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