Privacy collection notices

Privacy collection notice for lease and permit forms

Your information is being collected by the Fisheries division within the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (the Department), Taylors Beach Road, Taylors Beach NSW 2315 for the purpose of managing the NSW aquaculture industry in line with the Fisheries Management Act 1994 (FM Act 1994). Information collected on this application form is subject to the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (PPIP Act 1998). You must provide the information for the Fisheries division to assess the application and to administer aquaculture leases and permits under the FM Act 1994. Information collected will be stored within the FishOnline system, as well as finance and records management systems, to which only authorised personnel have access. The information will be destroyed when no longer required.

The Department may use the information and disclose it to other authorised government or private sector agencies for related administration, regulation, research, and statistical reporting purposes. This may include, but is not limited to, purposes related to biosecurity matters, licensing with other agencies, industry extension and grant applications. Information collected may be disclosed to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, who provides the Department with a financial service, or to an external debt collection agency for debt collection purposes when an overdue debt is payable under the FM Act 1994 or the Fisheries Management (Aquaculture) Regulation 2024. Information collected may also be subject to other lawful requests for information such as applications under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 or subpoenas. The information may be pooled in a manner not identifying stakeholders to form industry-based statistics. Information collected may be publicly available on the NSW register of aquaculture permits in line with section 154 of the FM Act 1994.

Any email addresses collected may be used to electronically serve instruments if the customer has agreed to receive documentation electronically. You may access or correct your information by contacting the Department via Aquaculture Administration, Locked Bag 1, Nelson Bay NSW 2315, or via email aquaculture.administration@dpird.nsw.gov.au For more information, please refer to the Department’s Privacy Statement and Privacy Management Plan

Privacy collection notice for annual production returns

Your information is being collected by the Fisheries division within the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (the Department), Taylors Beach Road, Taylors Beach NSW 2315 for the purpose of managing the NSW aquaculture industry in line with the Fisheries Management Act 1994 (FM Act 1994). Information collected on this form is subject to the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (PPIP Act 1998). You must provide the information for the Fisheries division to monitor the growth of the NSW aquaculture industry and to develop an annual aquaculture production report. In line with section 153 of the Fisheries Management Act 1994, it is a lawful requirement that you complete and submit this return. Failure to do so may result in a fine and/or cancellation of the aquaculture permit(s). Information collected will be stored within the FishOnline system and records management systems, to which only authorised personnel have access. The information will be destroyed when no longer required.