Flying your Drone in Parks

DRONES PERMIT REQUIRED and Reserves

Drones are permitted in hours. Do not let the drone • If you wish to fly your drone most of the Territory’s Parks get too far away from you. for any commercial purpose and Reserves with a valid • Fly your drone to avoid or financial gain, you need permit. Restrictions apply in crowded areas, including a By-law 13 Commerce certain locations for cultural waterholes, campgrounds and trade permit and notify and safety reasons, and to and picnic areas. Do not fly CASA. This includes film protect significant natural within 200 m or over these and photography. values. sites while they are in use. • You must stop flying your NOTE: for Kakadu and • Avoid flying near drone if a staff member asks Uluru-Kata Tjuta National staff houses, offices or you to. Parks drone requirements - workshops. Do not fly If you don’t stop flying your contact Parks Australia. within 200 m or over these drone when requested, you The rules for flying drones sites. may be issued with a Penalty in parks are derived from the • Elsewhere, fly more than Infringement Notice (fine). laws that apply to parks and 30 m away from people, reserves and Civil Aviation animals, vehicles, boats or Safety Authority (CASA) buildings. A permit issued by the NT safety regulations. Government under this • Fly no higher than 120 m policy, does not include If you wish to fly your drone (400 feet) above ground permission to fly atKakadu for recreation in a park or level. National Park or Uluru reserve, you need a By-law 32 • Fly in a way that does not Kata-Tjuta National Park. Operation of aircraft permit. create a hazard to other Refer to Parks Australia for With a permit, you can fly aircraft. Keep at least information regarding the your drone in areas generally 5.5 km (3 nautical miles) regulation of drones within open to the public at the parks away from an airport, these parks. listed on page 2, provided you airfield or helicopter landing follow these rules. site. This restriction affects For further information and • Fly your drone in a way that many parks and reserves. permit applications contact: does not annoy or create • Seek consent before a hazard to park visitors, recording or photographing Department of Environment, disturb wildlife, or interfere people. Let them know if Parks and Water Security - with park management you wish to film from your Parks and Wildlife Permits operations. drone, ask if they mind or Office. • Fly your drone according wait until they go. Office hours Monday to Friday to the CASA regulations. • You must not fly over 8:00 – 4:00pm Make sure you know and or near an area during PH: (08) 8999 4486 follow CASA’s Flying your emergency operations. Email: [email protected] This includes accidents, drone for fun - rules for Web: www.nt.gov.au/leisure/ bushfires, flood recreational drones - www. parks-reserves/permits-for- emergencies, police casa.gov.au/drones parks/permits-to-use-aircraft- operations and search and • Only fly your drone in your and-drones-in-parks line-of-sight during daylight rescue activities.

Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory Darwin Office Regional Offices Level 1, JHV2 - Arid Zone Research Institute Jape Homemaker Village, South Stuart Hwy. Ph: (08) 8951 8250 356 Bagot Road, Millner, NT, 0810 Katherine - Giles St, Katherine. Ph: (08) 8999 4555 Ph: (08) 8973 8888 www.parksandwildlife.nt.gov.au A/10/2015PWCNT Schedule 1: Parks and reserves - where a drone may be flown with a valid By-law 32 permit.

NORTHERN AUSTRALIAN PARKS

Adelaide River Foreshore Conservation Area Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve Blackmore River Conservation Reserve Manton Dam Recreation Area Butterfly Gorge Nature Park Oolloo Crossing Conservation Area Channel Point Coastal Reserve Shoal Bay Coastal Reserve Daly River (Mt Nancar) Conservation Area Stray Creek Conservation Area Douglas River / Daly River Esplanade Conservation Area Stuart’s Tree Historical Reserve () Cobourg Marine Park Tree Point Conservation Area Howard Springs Hunting Reserve Umbrawarra Gorge Nature Park

SAVANNAH / GULF REGION PARKS

Bullwaddy Conservation Reserve Frew Ponds Overland Telegraph Line Memorial Caranbirini Conservation Reserve Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park

CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN PARKS

Alice Springs Telegraph Station Historical Reserve Illamurta Springs Conservation Reserve Anna’s Reservoir Conservation Reserve John Flynn Historical Reserve Arltunga Historical Reserve John Flynn’s Grave Historical Reserve Attack Creek Historical Reserve Mac Clark (Acacia peuce) Conservation Reserve Barrow Creek Telegraph Station Historical Reserve Owen Springs Reserve Central Mount Stuart Historical Reserve Ruby Gap Nature Park Connells Lagoon Conservation Reserve Ryan Well Historical Reserve Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve Tennant Creek Telegraph Station Historical Reserve

Parks with specified restrictions to drone flying in permitted areas.

PARK OR RESERVE RESTRICTION REASON FOR RESTRICTION Berry Springs Nature Park Permits will only be considered Visitor safety - area of high visitor use, high potential to contravene during low-visitor season. CASA regulations. Howard Springs Nature Park Permits will only be considered Visitor safety - area of high visitor use, high potential to contravene during low-visitor season. CASA regulations. Watch out for other aircraft CASA Regulations - within 5.5 km of aerodrome - Mataranka Homestead airport.

Garig Gunak Barlu National Operators must consult with Privacy and cultural considerations - residential areas and cultural Park the Senior Ranger about where sites are located within the park. drones may be flown prior to making any flights. No flying within the Wangi Falls CASA Regulations - within 5.5 km of aerodrome – Wangi Falls area or at Sandy Creek Falls. Helipad and Sandy Creek are landing sites for helicopters. Visitor safety and privacy - this park experiences very high visitor numbers throughout the day. Finke Gorge National Park No flying from Kalaranga Cultural considerations and visitor safety. Lookout. Tjoritja/West MacDonnell No flying at Glen Helen Gorge. CASA Regulations - within 5.5 km of aerodrome – Glen Helen National Park No flying at Finke 2-Mile. Lodge Helipad. Watarrka National Park Not to be flown over Kings Visitor safety - a walking track follows the creek at the base of the Canyon or along the Creek Walk. canyon. Cultural considerations - Joint Management partners have Not to be flown at Kings Canyon requested no drones at the base of the canyon. Contravenes CASA Resort. Regulations - within 5.5 km of aerodrome - Kings Canyon Airport.

G02/2021-PWCNT Information Sheet For more information visit www.parksandwildlife.nt.gov.au