General enquiries

For general questions about Australian Marine Parks, the management plans or the public comment process, please contact:

Marine Parks Branch
Parks Australia
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Edgar Waite Building
203 Channel Highway
Kingston TAS 7050

Email: marineparks@dcceew.gov.au

Media enquiries

If you are working on a story about Australian Marine Parks, please contact:

Email: parksmedia@dcceew.gov.au

Phone: +61 439 582 686 from Monday to Friday, 8am – 6pm (AEST). Please do not send text messages to this number.

Authorisations and Approvals 

• Approvals for commercial activities
• Approvals for other activities

Apply for an authorisation

If you require more information about authorisations and the approval process for Marine Park permits and licences, please contact:

Email: marineparksauthorisations@dcceew.gov.au

Phone: 1800 920 528

Report illegal activity

Examples of suspicious or illegal activities include:

• fishing in ‘green’ (national park) zones
• using vessels or drones too close to wildlife
• sightings of ghost nets or other marine debris. 

You can report suspicious or illegal activity in one of two ways:

1. call our reporting hotline 1800 852 975 where you can talk to one of our Marine Park Officers, or
2. email us at Marine.Compliance@dcceew.gov.au.