Department of Fisheries

Commercial Licensing Forms

The following are application forms applicable to Commercial Fishing in Western Australia, as administered by the Department of Fisheries.

  1. Application forms may be subject to amendment therefore it is advisable that forms only be down-loaded from the website at the current time of their use and not copied off in quantity.

  2. Once down loaded the text/ format of the form should not be modified. Modification to the text of the form could render the approved form incompetent.

  3. When completing application forms please read the instructions attached to the forms carefully. Failure to complete all sections of the form, could render the application incompetent and lead to it being returned to the applicant.

  4. Under the provisions of the Stamp Act 1921, stamp duty is payable with respect to the transaction the subject of T1, T2, T3 and V2 application forms. Please refer to ‘Circular No.73' provided by the Office of State Revenue for further details regarding your obligations under that Act, and for the requirements that must be satisfied before the Executive Director can receive these application forms. The Office of State Revenue website is www.osr.wa.gov.au or their telephone number is (08) 9262 1100.

  5. Once completed the original form can be forwarded to Head Office (168-170 St Georges Tce Perth 6000) with the nominated fee (see Schedule 1 of Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995) enclosed subject to 4 above being complied with.

  6. For any further enquiries regarding the completion of forms please call (08) 9482 7348 or (08) 9482 7248 within the hours 8.30 am to 4.30 pm.

Code Form Fee Version   Size
Register
R1 Application for a Copy of an Entry, or Extract from the Register
    see Schedule 1 of FRMR   download document [28k]
(used to obtain information on licence details)
R2 Application for Notation of Security Interest Holder on the Register
    see Schedule 1 of FRMR   download document [44k]
(used by the authorization holder to make a security interest notation on the Register)
R3 Application for the Removal or Variation of a Notation of a Security Interest on the Register
    see Schedule 1 of FRMR   download document [35k]
(used by the authorization holder to remove or vary a security interest notation on the Register)
Commercial Fishing
C1 Application for the Grant of a Commercial Fishing Licence
    see Schedule 1 of FRMR 08/06/2004 download document [148k]
(Used by the applicant to apply for a commercial fishing licence to work as a deckhand or skipper on a commercial fishing boat)
T1 Application for the Transfer of an Authorization
    see Schedule 1 of FRMR 08/08/2008 download document [133k]
(used by the authorization holder to transfer a licence or licence package)
T2 Application for the Transfer of Part of an Entitlement
    see Schedule 1 of FRMR 08/08/2008 download document [140k]
(used by the authorization holder to permanently transfer entitlements such as units of quota or units of gear ie. pots)
T3 Application for the Temporary Transfer of Part of an Entitlement
    see Schedule 1 of FRMR 08/08/2008 download document [112k]
(used by the authorization holder to temporarily transfer entitlements such as units of quota or gear ie. pots)
P1 Application for a Permit to Construct, Establish or Modify a Fish Processing Place
      08/06/2004 download document [145k]
(used by the applicant to apply for a permit to construct, establish or modify a fish processing place on land or at sea, prior to a Fish Processors Licence being applied for and granted)
P2 Application for a Fish Processor's Licence
      08/06/2004 download document [140k]
(used by the applicant to apply for a Fish Processor's Licence to process fish)
V1 Application for the Variation of an Authorization
    see Schedule 1 of FRMR 05/11/2006 download document [57k]
  Additional Sheet - Boat Replacement - Further Information   download document [13k]
  Additional Sheet - Abalone Managed Fishery - Nominated Diver   download document [164k]
(used by the authorization holder to vary the details of the authorization such as a boat replacement, condition amendment, change of nominated diver).
V2 Application for the Variation of an Authorization where it is intended that another authorization is also to be varied at the same time
    see Schedule 1 of FRMR 08/06/2004 download document [285k]
(used by the authorization holder to increase or reduce units of entitlement under a West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery zone A or B managed fishery licence.)
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