APPLICATION TO USE WILDLIFE IN FILMS IN VICTORIA (Version 12.

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State of Victoria, Department of Sustainability and Environment 2004

CONTACTS
Wildlife Licensing PO Box 500 East Melbourne VIC 8002 DX: 210098 Facsimile (03) 9637 8475 DSE Customer Service Centre 136 186 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm) or email: customer.service@dse.vic.gov.au

This publication is copyright. Reproduction and the making available of this material for personal, in-house or non-commercial purposes is authorised, on condition that: - the copyright owner is acknowledged - no official connection is claimed - the material is made available without charge or at cost - the material is not subject to inaccurate, misleading or derogatory treatment - the material is reproduced as a whole Application to use wildlife in films in Victoria (Version 12.2) First Printed September 2012 Published by Department of Sustainability and Environment 8 Nicholson St, East Melbourne 8002 ABN 90 719 052 204 ISBN 1 74106 818 5 Prepared by Wildlife Licensing Department of Sustainability and Environment September 2012 Disclaimer This publication may be of assistance to you but the State of Victoria and its employees do not guarantee that the publication is without flaw of any kind or is wholly appropriate to your particular purposes and therefore disclaims all liability for any error, loss or other consequence which may arise from you relying on any information in this publication. This publication is intended only as a guide to the entitlements, obligations and conditions of Commercial Wildlife Licences. Anyone possessing wildlife should familiarise themselves with the relevant licensing provisions of the Wildlife Act 1975 and Wildlife Regulations 2002, including any subsequent amendments.

LEGAL MATTERS
Other legal obligations In addition to the conditions of the Secretarys written approval, the use of wildlife in films or theatrical productions must comply with the Wildlife Act 1975, the Wildlife Regulations 2002 and the relevant Code of Practice, as well as any relevant Federal or State legislation or by-laws or other requirements of relevant Local Government. Privacy The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) is committed to protecting your Personal Information in accordance with the principles set out in the Victorian Information Privacy Act 2000. This Privacy Statement applies to the collection and use of personal information, voluntarily provided by you, in relation to administration of licences and permits under the Wildlife Act 1975. Licences and permits may not be given if the information required is not provided. You may also apply for access to your personal information at anytime to confirm that it is accurate and up to date, upon payment of a prescribed fee (if any). Enquiries should be directed to the Customer Service Centre on 136-186.

GENERAL INFORMATION
In Victoria we are privileged to have a diverse range of wildlife which is protected under the Wildlife Act 1975 and the Wildlife Regulations 2002, and any subsequent amendments. Different laws apply in each Australian State and Territory with respect to wildlife. So, the wildlife laws of other States and Territories do not necessarily apply in Victoria. If in doubt, check with Wildlife Licensing at DSE. Bureau of Animal Welfare - Codes of Practice The use of animals (eg. wildlife) in films is subject to the Code of Practice for the welfare of film animals, which is administered by the Bureau of Animal Welfare. Copies of the code may be obtained by contacting the Bureau of Animal Welfare on (03) 9217-4228.

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ACQUIRING WILDLIFE FOR USE IN FILMS

Licensed Wildlife Demonstrator A licensed Wildlife Demonstrator may provide wildlife of any taxon listed in Schedules 3, 4 or 5, or specified by the Secretary in the Demonstrators Licence, for use in commercial films. In each case, the prior and specific written approval of the Secretary is required; (use this form). Licensed Wildlife Displayer A licensed Wildlife Displayer Licence may provide wildlife for use in commercial films. In each case, the prior and specific written approval of the Secretary is required; (use this form). Licensed Wildlife Taxidermist A licensed Wildlife Taxidermist Licence (Type 1) may provide parts or complete specimens of dead wildlife that are of the taxa listed in Parts A and C of Schedule 6, for use in commercial films or theatrical productions with the prior and specific written approval of the Secretary. A licensed Wildlife Taxidermist Licence (Type 2) may provide parts or complete specimens of dead wildlife that are of the taxa listed in Schedules 3, 4 or 5, and emus (if obtained from a licensed Emu Farmer), for use in commercial films or theatrical productions with the prior and specific written approval of the Secretary. As a wildlife licence holder you have certain rights and obligations. Your Obligations If requested, you must: give the officer your name and address when asked; allow an officer to inspect wildlife held by you; produce your licence or record book for inspection; allow the officer to search your vehicle, boat or property (or house if the officer has a warrant); surrender anything the Officer tells you is seized; comply with any retention notice issued for wildlife in your possession; not obstruct, threaten or abuse an Officer in the course of his or her duty. Your Rights You may ask to see a Wildlife Officers identification; You do not have to answer any questions or do anything if you think that it might incriminate you. If you are to be interviewed about an offence you will be informed of your rights. (You must, however, state your full name and correct address if asked. It is in your best interests to cooperate with officers); You may request a receipt for anything seized from you; You do not have to allow an officer inside your house unless he or she has a Search Warrant. If, however, you keep wildlife inside your house, it is a condition of your licence that you allow inspection of that wildlife by an Authorised Officer at any reasonable time for the purpose of monitoring compliance with the Act, the regulations or the conditions of the licence.

WILDLIFE OFFICERS

Protecting our wildlife resources

Wildlife Officers (Authorised officer) may inspect wildlife held by any person. They may also inspect wildlife record books and any other documentation associated with the keeping and trade of wildlife. Mostly, inspections are conducted by uniformed officers (but not always) and they will show you official identification. If identification is not offered, you should ask to see it. If you are requested to participate in an inspection it does not mean that you have done anything wrong. Inspections are often conducted to monitor general trends in wildlife licence holders.

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Schedule 3 of the Wildlife Regulations 2002

Schedule 3 - Birds
Australasian Shoveler Australian King-Parrot Australian Magpie Australian Shelduck Banded Lapwing Bar-shouldered Dove Black Swan Black-breasted Button-quail Black-tailed Native-hen Black-throated Finch Blue-winged Parrot Brown Cuckoo-Dove Brown Quail Brush Bronzewing Cape Barren Goose Chestnut Teal Chestnut-backed Buttonquail Cloncurry Parrot Common Bronzewing Crested Pigeon Crimson Finch Diamond Firetail Eclectus Parrot Emerald Dove Flock Bronzewing Golden-shouldered Parrot Grey Teal Hardhead Hooded Parrot Laughing Kookaburra Little Button-quail Little Lorikeet Long-billed Corella Magpie Goose Mallee Ringneck Maned Duck Masked Finch Masked Lapwing Mulga Parrot Musk Lorikeet Pacific Black Duck Painted Button-quail Partridge Pigeon Pictorella Mannikin Pink-eared Duck Plumed Whistling-Duck Plum-headed Finch Port Lincoln Ringneck Purple-crowned Lorikeet Radjah Shelduck Red Wattlebird Red-backed Button-quail Red-browed Finch Red-capped Parrot Red-chested Button-quail Red-collared Lorikeet Red-vented Blue Bonnet Parrot Red-winged Parrot Regent Parrot Rock Parrot Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Rosellas all kinds, except Western Rosella Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Anas rhynchotis Alisterus scapularis Gymnorhina tibicen Tadorna tadornoides Vanellus tricolor Geopelia humeralis Cygnus atratus Turnix melanogaster Gallinula ventralis Poephila cincta Neophema chrysostoma Macropygia amboinensis Coturnix ypsilophora Phaps elegans Cereopsis novaehollandiae Anas castanea Turnix castanota Barnardius zonarius barnardi macgillivrayi Phaps chalcoptera Ocyphaps lophotes Neochmia phaeton Stagonopleura guttata Eclectus roratus Chalcophaps indica Phaps histrionica Psephotus chrysopterygius Anas gracilis Aythya australis Psephotus dissimilis Dacelo novaeguineae Turnix velox Glossopsitta pusilla Cacatua tenuirostris Anseranas semipalmata Barnardius zonarius barnardi Chenonetta jubata Poephila personata Vanellus miles Psephotus varius Glossopsitta concinna Anas superciliosa Turnix varia Geophaps smithii Heteromunia pectoralis Malacorhynchus membranaceus Dendrocygna eytoni Neochmia modesta Barnardius zonarius Glossopsitta porphyrocephala Tadorna radjah Anthochaera carunculata Turnix maculosa Neochmia temporalis Purpureicephalus spurius Turnix pyrrhothorax Trichoglossus rubritorquis Northiella haematogaster haemotorrhous Aprosmictus erythropterus Polytelis anthopeplus Neophema petrophila Ptilinopus regina Platycercus species except Platycercus icterotis Trichoglossus Silvereye Spinifex Pigeon Squatter Pigeon Stubble Quail Superb Parrot Topknot Pigeon Torresian Imperial-Pigeon Twenty-eight Parrot Varied Lorikeet Wandering Whistling-Duck White-headed Pigeon Wonga Pigeon Yellow-rumped Mannikin Yellow-vented Blue Bonnet Parrot

chlorolepidotus Zosterops lateralis Geophaps plumifera Geophaps scripta Coturnix pectoralis Polytelis swainsonii Lopholaimus antarcticus Ducula bicolor Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus Psitteuteles versicolor Dendrocygna arcuata Columba leucomela Leucosarcia melanoleuca Lonchura flaviprymna Northiella haematogaster haematogaster

Schedule 3 - Reptiles
Amethystine Python Beaded Gecko Bearded Dragon Black Rock Skink Black-headed Monitor Black-headed Python Bougainville's Skink Boulenger's Skink Broad-shelled River Turtle Burrowing Skink Burton's Snake-Lizard Bynoe's Gecko Carpet or Diamond Python Central Bearded Dragon Central Netted Dragon Centralian Blue-tongued Lizard Centralian Carpet Python Children's Python Common or Green Tree Snake Common Scaly-foot Cool Temperate Water Skink Crested Dragon Delicate Skink Desert Cave Gecko Eastern Spiny-tailed Gecko Eastern Three-lined Skink Eastern Water Dragon Eastern Water Skink Freshwater Snake Garden Skink Gidgee Skink Gilbert's Dragon Gippsland Water Dragon Grass Skink Hooded Scaly-foot Hosmer's Skink Jacky Lizard King's Skink Knob-tailed Gecko Krefft's River Turtle Lace Monitor Land Mullet Large Blotched Python Long-nosed Water Dragon Major Skink Mallee Dragon
Schedule 3 Reptiles cont

Morelia amethistina Lucasium damaeum Pogona barbata Egernia saxatilis Varanus tristis Aspidites melanocephalus Lerista bougainvillii Morethia boulengeri Chelodina expansa Lerista picturata Lialis burtonis Heteronotia binoei Morelia spilota Pogona vitticeps Ctenophorus nuchalis Tiliqua multifasciata Morelia bredli Antaresia childreni Dendrelaphis punctulata Pygopus lepidopodus Eulamprus tympanum Ctenophorus cristatus Lampropholis delicata Heteronotia spelea Diplodactylus intermedius Pseudemoia duperreyi Physignathus lesueurii lesueurii Eulamprus quoyii Tropidonophis mairii Lampropholis guichenoti Egernia stokesii Lophognathus gilberti Physignathus lesueurii howittii Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii Pygopus nigriceps Egernia hosmeri Amphibolurus muricatus Egernia kingii Nephrurus levis Emydura krefftii Varanus varius Egernia major Antaresia stimsoni Lophognathus longirostris Egernia frerei Ctenophorus fordi Varanus indicus

Mangrove Monitor

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Marbled Velvet Gecko Mary River Tortoise Merten's Water Monitor Military Dragon Narrow-banded Sand Swimmer No Common Name Northern Dtella Northern Snapping Turtle Northern Tree Snake Oblong Turtle Ocellated Skink Olive Legless Lizard Olive Python Painted Dragon Peninsula Dragon Pink-tongued Lizard Pored Earless Dragon Pygmy Mulga Monitor Red-barred Dragon Red-throated Skink Regal Striped Skink Ridge-tailed Monitor Sand Monitor Saw-shelled Turtle Shingle-Back Lizard Slatey-grey Snake Smooth-flanked Gecko Southern Legless Lizard Southern Spotted Velvet Gecko Spencer's Skink Spiny-tailed Gecko Spotted Python Storr's Monitor Tawny Dragon Tessellated Gecko Thick-tailed Gecko Tree Dtella Tree Skink Water Python Western Blue-tongued Lizard Western Netted Dragon Western Stone Gecko Wood Gecko

Oedura marmorata Elusor macruros Varanus mertensi Ctenophorus isolepis Eremiascincus fasciolatus

Schedule 3 - Mammals
Egernia margaretae Gehyra australis Elseya dentata Dendrelaphis calligastra Chelodina oblonga Ctenotus pantherinus Delma inornata Liasis olivaceus Ctenophorus pictus Ctenophorus fionni Hemisphaeriodon gerrardii Tympanocryptis tetraporophora Varanus gilleni Ctenophorus vadnappa Pseudemoia platynota Ctenotus regius Varanus acanthurus Varanus gouldii Elseya latisternum Trachydosaurus rugosus Stegonotus cucullatus Nephrurus laevissimus Delma australis Oedura tryoni Pseudemoia spenceri Diplodactylus ciliaris Antaresia maculosus Varanus storri Ctenophorus decresii Diplodactylus tessellatus Underwoodisaurus milii Gehyra variegata Egernia striolata Liasis fuscus Tiliqua occipitalis Ctenophorus reticulatus Diplodactylus granariensis Diplodactylus vittatus Common Brushtail Possum Common Ringtail Possum Common Wombat Fat-tailed Dunnart Kowari Mitchell's Hopping-mouse Red-legged Pademelon Red-necked Pademelon Red-necked Wallaby Rufous Bettong Sugar Glider Swamp Wallaby Tammar Wallaby Tasmanian Bettong Tasmanian Pademelon Trichosurus vulpecula Pseudocheirus peregrinus Vombatus ursinus Sminthopsis crassicaudata Dasyuroides byrnei Notomys mitchelli Thylogale stigmatica Thylogale thetis Macropus rufogriseus Aepyprymnus rufescens Petaurus breviceps Wallabia bicolor Macropus eugenii Bettongia gaimardi Thylogale billardierii

Schedule 4 of the Wildlife Regulations 2002

Schedule 4 - Birds
Beautiful Firetail Blue-billed Duck Chestnut-quilled Rock Pigeon Cotton Pygmy-Goose Crimson Chat Double-eyed Fig-Parrot Freckled Duck Gang-gang Cockatoo Green Pygmy-Goose Long-billed Black-Cockatoo Musk Duck Naretha Blue-bonnet Parrot Pink (Major Mitchell) Cockatoo Red-eared Firetail Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Scarlet Honeyeater Short-billed Black-Cockatoo Splendid Fairy-wren Spotted Pardalote Superb Fairy-wren Superb Fruit-Dove Swift Parrot Variegated Fairy-wren White-fronted Chat White-quilled Rock Pigeon White-winged Fairy-wren Wompoo Fruit-Dove Yellow-tailed BlackCockatoo Stagonopleura bella Oxyura australis Petrophassa rufipennis Nettapus coromandelianus Epthianura tricolor Cyclopsitta diophthalma Stictonetta naevosa Callocephalon fimbriatum Nettapus pulchellus Calyptorhynchus baudinii Biziura lobata Northiella haematogaster narethae Cacatua leadbeateri Stagonopleura oculata Calyptorhynchus banksii banksii Myzomela sanguinolenta Calyptorhynchus latirostris Malurus splendens Pardalotus punctatus Malurus cyaneus Ptilinopus superbus Lathamus discolor Malurus lamberti Epthianura albifrons Petrophassa albipennis Malurus leucopterus Ptilinopus magnificus Calyptorhynchus funereus

Schedule 3 - Amphibians
Blue Mountains Tree Frog Brown Striped Frog Common Spadefoot Toad Dainty Green Tree Frog Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog Giant Barred Frog Giant Tree Frog Great Barred Frog Green Tree Frog Haswells Frog Leaf Green Tree Frog Leseurs Frog Peron's Tree Frog Southern Smooth Froglet Water-holding Frog Whistling Tree Frog Litoria citropa Limnodynastes peronii Neobatrachus sudelli Litoria gracilenta Litoria fallax Mixophyes iteratus Litoria infrafrenata Mixophyes fasciolatus Litoria caerulea Paracrinia haswelli Litoria phyllochroa Litoria lesueuri Litoria peronii Geocrinia laevis Cyclorana platycephala Litoria verreauxii

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Schedule 4 - Reptiles
Beaked Gecko Black Tiger Snake Brook's Striped Skink Brown Tree Snake Collett's Snake Common Death Adder Copperhead Curl Snake Desert Death Adder Dugite Eastern Brown Snake Eastern Small-eyed Snake Fat-tailed Gecko Fierce Snake Freshwater Crocodile Frilled Lizard Giant Cave Gecko Green Tree Python Jewelled Gecko Little Whip Snake Mitchell's Short-tailed Snake Mulga Snake Northern Death Adder Northern Snake-necked Turtle Red-bellied Black Snake Saltwater Crocodile Schomburgk's Skink Southern Angle-headed Dragon Speckled Brown Snake Spencer's Monitor Spotted Black Snake Stephen's Banded Snake Taipan Tiger Snake Western Brown Snake White-lipped Snake Woma Python Yellow-faced Whip Snake Rhynchoedura ornata Notechis ater Ctenotus brooksi Boiga irregularis Pseudechis colletti Acanthophis antarcticus Australaps superbus Suta suta Acanthophis pyrrhus Pseudonaja affinis Pseudonaja textilis Rhinoplocephalus nigrescens Diplodactylus conspicillatus Oxyuranus microlepidotus Crocodylus johnstoni Chlamydosaurus kingii Pseudothecadactylus lindneri Chondropython viridis Diplodactylus elderi Suta flagellum Suta nigriceps Pseudechis australis Acanthophis praelongus Chelodina rugosa Pseudechis porphyriacus Crocodylus porosus Ctenotus schomburgkii Hypsilurus spinipes Pseudonaja guttata Varanus spenceri Pseudechis guttatus Hoplocephalus stephensii Oxyuranus scutellatus Notechis scutatus Pseudonaja nuchalis Drysdalia coronoides Aspidites ramsayi Demansia psammophis

Schedule 5 of the Wildlife Regulations 2002

Schedule 5 - Birds
Alexandra's (Princess) Parrot Blue-faced Finch Bourke's Parrot Budgerigar Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Cockatiel Diamond Dove Double-barred Finch Elegant Parrot Galah Gouldian Finch King Quail Little Corella Long-tailed Finch Non-indigenous quailall taxa, including Californian Quail and Japanese or European Quail Painted Firetail Partridgeall taxa Peaceful Dove Pheasantall taxa Rainbow Lorikeet Red-rumped Parrot Scarlet-chested Parrot Star Finch Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Turquoise Parrot Western Rosella Zebra Finch Polytelis alexandrae Erythrura trichroa Neopsephotus bourkii Melopsittacus undulatus Lonchura castaneothorax Nymphicus hollandicus Geopelia cuneata Taeniopygia bichenovii Neophema elegans Eolophus roseicapilla Erythrura gouldiae Coturnix chinensis Cacatua sanguinea Poephila acuticauda Alectoris spp. All taxa, including Callipepla californica & Coturnix coturnix Emblema pictum Perdix spp. Geopelia striata Phasianus spp. Trichoglossus haematodus Psephotus haematonotus Neophema splendida Neochmia ruficauda Cacatua galerita Neophema pulchella Platycercus icterotis Taeniopygia guttata

Schedule 5 (Part A) - Mammals

Chital Fallow Deer Hog Deer Red Deer Rusa Deer Sambar Wapiti Deer Axis axis Dama dama (including D.d mesopotamica) Axis porcinus Cervus elaphus Cervus timorensis Cervus unicolor Cervus canadensis

Schedule 4 - Mammals
Brush-tailed Bettong Common Wallaroo (Euro) Eastern Grey Kangaroo Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Red Kangaroo Western Grey Kangaroo Bettongia pencillata Macropus robustus Macropus giganteus Macropus fuliginosus fuliginosus Macropus rufus Macropus fuliginosus

Schedule 6 of the Wildlife Regulations 2002

Schedule 6 (Part A) - Birds
Non-indigenous quailall taxa, including Californian Quail and Japanese or European Quail Partridgeall taxa Pheasantall taxa Alectoris spp. All taxa, including Callipepla californica & Coturnix coturnix Perdix spp. Phasianus spp.

Schedule 4 - Amphibians
Giant Burrowing Frog Green and Golden Bell Frog Growling Grass Frog Northern Dwarf Tree Frog Orange Thighed Tree Frog Red-eyed Tree Frog Roth's Tree Frog Southern Toadlet Heleioporus australiacus Litoria aurea Litoria raniformis Litoria bicolor Litoria xanthomera Litoria chloris Litoria rothii Pseudophryne semimarmorata

Schedule 6 (Part C) - Mammals

Chital Fallow Deer Hog Deer Red Deer Rusa Deer Sambar Wapiti Deer Axis axis Dama dama (including D.d mesopotamica) Axis porcinus Cervus elaphus Cervus timorensis Cervus unicolor Cervus canadensis

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Application to use wildlife in films in Victoria

Please send your completed application form to: Wildlife Licensing

WILDLIFE ACT 1975

PO Box 500, East Melbourne 8002

or Fax to:

(03) 9637 8475 Licence Expiry Date:

Wildlife Licence Number:.

Licensed Demonstrator, Displayer or Taxidermist

1. Name of Production Company & Title of Film or Theatrical Production

What is the name of the production ? (If your application is approved, the written authorisation of the Secretary will refer to the production by name).

2. Producers Contact Details

First Name Surname Telephone Business Hours

3. When will the proposed use of wildlife take place ?

From:

To:

NOTE: You must allow at least 3 weeks for your application to be considered !
It may be necessary for us to consult the Bureau of Animal Welfare about the proposed use of wildlife. An incomplete application or insufficient information will delay approval. * It is unlawful to proceed to use wildlife in films without first obtaining prior written approval from DSE. * Applications which do not allow sufficient lead-time may not be approved in time.

4. Production Location
Where (exactly) will the proposed filming of wildlife occur ?

5. Description of proposed use of Wildlife

Describe how you propose to use wildlife; including plot, target audience, any relevant themes and whether the wildlife to be used is alive or dead.

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6. Animal Welfare
Giving specific examples, describe how you will comply with welfare requirements set out in the Code of practice for the welfare of film animals.

7. The Proposed Script

Attach a copy of the proposed Script (or relevant sections referring to the use of wildlife).

8. Acknowledgement
If this Application is approved, the Producer must ensure that the following statement is included in the Credits of the film.

The use of wildlife in this film complies with all requirements under the Code of practice for the welfare of film animals and was conducted in Victoria (Australia) in accordance with an authorisation issued by the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment. 9. Declaration by Producer
(There are heavy penalties for making a false declaration).

I hereby declare that all details provided by me on this form are true and correct and that I have obtained and read and will abide by the current Code of practice for the welfare of film animals.
Signature of Producer Date

10. Declaration by Wildlife Licence holder

(There are heavy penalties for making a false declaration).

I hereby declare that all details provided by me on this form are true and correct and that I have obtained and read and will abide by the current Code of practice for the welfare of film animals.
Signature of Commercial Wildlife Licence holder Date

Personal Information Wildlife Licensing (DSE) is committed to protecting your Personal Information according to the principles set out in the Victorian Information Privacy Act 2000. This Privacy Statement applies to the collection and use of personal information, voluntarily provided by you, in relation to administration of licences and permits administered under the Wildlife Act 1975. A licence or permit may not be issued if the information required is not provided. You may apply for access to your personal information at anytime to confirm that it is accurate and up to date, upon payment of a prescribed fee (if any). Enquires should be directed to the Customer Service Centre on 136-186.

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