The Department of Climate Change, Energy and the Environment has received an application for a permit under Part 13, section 237 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
To incidentally interfere with cetaceans for the purpose of undertaking dolphin deterrent devices (DDDs) in Commonwealth waters.
It is a 10-business day public consultation period from the date of publication, you are invited to comment on this application before 5:00pm AEDT on Thursday, 22 January 2026.
Read the application/consultation documents:
CP2025-0008 Supplementary Form A - Attachment Question 3 - Map [PDF 143KB]
CP2025-0008 Supplementary Form A - Attachment Question 3 - Map [DOCX 131KB]
CP2025-0008 Supplementary Form A - Attachment Question 4 - Objectives and Methods [PDF 711KB]
CP2025-0008 Supplementary Form A - Attachment Question 4 - Objectives and Methods [DOCX 2.39MB]
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Comments can be sent by email or writing to:
Email:
EPBC.Permits@dcceew.gov.au
Mail:
The Director
GPO BOX 3090
Canberra ACT 2601
Any relevant information provided will be considered by the Department prior to briefing the Minister. If you wish your comments to remain confidential, you should clearly mark the relevant part(s) of your comments as ‘confidential’.
Personal information that you provide will only be used for these purposes. Personal information may be disclosed to employees of Australian Government agencies assisting the Minister.
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