Return of operations
A ‘Return of Operations’ is a record of the activities you have performed in relation a permit, authority, or licence you hold.
If you have a permit or licence for activities dealing with a native flora and fauna (wildlife) species in Queensland, keeping an up-to-date Return of Operations ensures you have a record of your activities and provides evidence that you are performing compliant activities under your permit.
To submit a Return of Operations, log into the department’s Online Services portal and the Wildlife Permissions Hub, and navigate to the Returns / Reports section in the bottom-left Records box. This will display an exhaustive list of current or overdue Return of Operations items that can be submitted for your permits and licences.
Alternatively, downloadable forms are available here and can be emailed to the address nominated on the form:
- Collection authority to take and keep least concern wildlife
- Commercial wildlife licence (birds, reptiles, scorpions and spiders)
- Commercial wildlife harvesting licence (other animals)
- Damage mitigation permit (culling and dispersal)
- Damage Mitigation Permit (lethal take of flying-foxes for crop protection)
- Damage mitigation permit (issued under a wildlife property management plan)
- Damage mitigation permit (removal and relocation)
- Flying-fox roost management permit
- Harvesting licence
- Permit to keep wildlife
- Marine wildlife strandings and mortality report data sheet (PDF, 1.2MB)
- Native animal keeping licence - Standard, Specialised, Advanced (Part1)
- Native animal keeping licence - Standard, Specialised, Advanced (Part2)
- Wildlife data records: Spotter catcher
- Wildlife farming licence
- Wildlife farming licence (crocodiles)
If you have any enquiries or questions about your obligations and responsibilities as a permit, license, or authority holder, please contact Permits and Licencing by telephone on 1300 130 372 or via email at palm@detsi.qld.gov.au