Notify Theft, Loss, Damage or Escape

Notify Theft, Loss, Damage or Escape

Complete this form if you are a holder of a current Victorian wildlife licence holder and you have experience theft or escape of wildlife; or loss, theft or damage of Record Books or Return Forms.

Theft or escape of wildlife:

Holders of a Wildlife Licence have an obligation to notify DEECA of any theft or loss of wildlife, including:

Report any theft of wildlife to Victoria Police within two business days of becoming aware of the theft and retain a copy of the police report; and
Report any escape or theft of wildlife to DEECA within two business days of becoming aware of the escape or theft; and
Record the incident in your Wildlife Record Book.

Theft, loss or damage to Record Books and Return Forms:

Holders of a Wildlife Licence must notify DEECA of the theft, loss of or damage to any licence, record book or completed return form within two business days of being aware of the theft, loss or damage.
If a Wildlife Licence or Wildlife Record Book has been stolen, lost or damaged, the holder of the Wildlife Licence must pay a maximum fee of 1 fee unit for each replacement licence and/or record book.

Licence details

Licence type (required) *

Licence number (required) *

Record Book number (if known)(The book number is on the front cover, in top-right corner).

Phone (required) *As provided previously (for verification purposes).

EmailAs provided previously (for verification purposes).

Licence holder's details

First Name (required) *

Family Name (required) *

Date of Birth (required) *

Are your address details up to date ?

It is a legal requirement that you notify us within 10 business days of any change of residential, postal or operational address shown in your wildlife licence. If you need to update your address and/or contact details, please refer to information regarding licence obligations and record keeping available at: Keeping and trading wildlife | vic.gov.au (www.vic.gov.au)

Replacement of documents

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Document type (required)

Replacement reason (required) *

A replacement licence will cost:If your request is approved, a payment notice for the above amount will be sent to you for action before replacement document(s) are sent.

A replacement record book will cost:If your request is approved, a payment notice for the above amount will be sent to you for action before replacement document(s) are sent.

A replacement licence & record book will cost:If your request is approved, a payment notice for the above amount will be sent to you for action before replacement document(s) are sent.

There is no charge for a copy of your historical Returns data (if any records are found).

Dingo escape or theft

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Type of incident (required) *

EscapeTheft

Date of incident (required) *

Name or microchip number (required)

Sex (required)

Age in years (required)

Other wildlife escape or theft

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Type of incident (required) *

EscapeTheft

Date of incident (required) *

Species name (required) *

Quantity (required) *

Collection, use and disclosure of personal information

Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014

The Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) is committed to protecting personal information provided by you in accordance with the principles of the Victorian privacy laws. The information you provide may be made available as required to any authorised law enforcement agency, used to monitor compliance with licence conditions and used to provide information from DEECA relevant to your licence. Your contact details may also be used by DEECA or its contracted service providers under confidentiality agreements to survey you about your experience with DEECA and seek feedback related to the keeping of wildlife. You may access the information you have provided to DEECA by contacting the Customer Contact Centre on 136-186.

Lodgement

Before you click Lodge my Notification (below):

Please check your notification carefully to ensure all information is correct and complete.
If you have provided an email address, a copy of this notification will be sent to you in (about) 5 minutes.
If you have a question or need to correct a mistake contact us at customer.service@delwp.vic.gov.au or call 136-186 (8am-6pm, Mon-Fri).

Your notification will be processed within 2 business days.

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