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Macropod management plans
The new licence requirements ask for evidence. We can provide an independent macropod management plan for your property to support your application.
01The two plans
Desktop plan or property scan plan
Desktop plan
We compare your property and your own count with the regional kangaroo population, and write the plan from that comparison.
$295 including GST
Delivered by AEVPMS, licensed vertebrate pest managers, NSW and ACT.
Book now, pay nowProperty scan plan
A detailed scan of your property, using a combination of thermal, LiDAR and radar to identify and count the animals actually on it. The results are not limited to kangaroos. Every pest animal identified is reported.
Price on application
A base cost, plus a rate per acre.
Delivered by AEVPMS, licensed vertebrate pest managers, NSW and ACT.
Book a property scan02Where a plan fits
An independent count and a written plan
A macropod management plan from AEVPMS sets out what the application asks for: how many animals are on the property, how that was worked out, what they are doing to the land, and how many need to come off.
We prepare the plan independently of your application. It is signed and dated, and it carries our credentials and contact details.
A plan supports an application. It does not guarantee a licence, or a number. That decision belongs to the Regulator.
03Two routes
Commercial tags and a licence to harm are different things
There are two lawful ways to reduce kangaroo numbers on a property in New South Wales. They have different rules, different paperwork and different people doing the work.
Commercial
Commercial harvesting
- Only for properties inside a commercial kangaroo management zone, and only for the species open in that zone.
- A licensed commercial harvester removes the kangaroos and sells the carcasses.
- You sign a landholder consent form each year. It must be approved by the Kangaroo Management Program before any harvesting starts.
- The harvester buys commercial tags, and every carcass is tagged.
- Numbers depend on the zone quota and the hectares under consent.
Non-commercial
Licence to harm kangaroos
- For a landholder where non-lethal measures are not enough and commercial harvesting cannot be arranged.
- You apply to the Biodiversity and Heritage Regulator, and the application needs supporting evidence.
- You, or shooters working under your licence, do the culling. You keep records and return them when the licence expires.
- No tags. Carcasses can be used for non-commercial purposes but cannot be sold.
- Numbers are capped by property size and zone, and licences typically run for up to six months.
Our macropod management plans are written for the licence to harm. Each plan sets out your property's needs within the wider regional context to support your application.
04The licence
The licence application asks for evidence
The way a licence to harm kangaroos is applied for has changed. Applications used to go to the local National Parks and Wildlife Service office, and landholders who had held a licence before could apply over the phone. Applications now go online to the NSW Biodiversity and Heritage Regulator, and the form will not submit without supporting evidence.
Kangaroos, wallaroos and wallabies are protected in New South Wales. Where non-lethal measures are not enough and commercial harvesting cannot be arranged, a landholder can apply to the Regulator for a licence to harm kangaroos.
The Regulator's online application asks for:
- At least one supporting document. The form states: "Please note at least one supporting document must be uploaded before you can submit your application."
- Evidence to support each impact you list, such as damage to crops, damage to fences, or competition for pasture and water points.
- Whether you are using non-lethal methods of control, which ones, for how long, and the result.
- For each species, the estimated number on the property and the number you are asking to harm.
The Regulator's own examples of supporting evidence include "formal reports from appropriately qualified experts, including credentials, contact details, date and signature" and "monitoring records or other information supporting estimates of animal numbers."
The Regulator says it "aims to authorise harm to the smallest number of animals possible to mitigate the impacts of kangaroos", within maximum limits set by property size and kangaroo management zone. It also says "licences are typically granted for a maximum of 6 months", so each new application needs its own supporting evidence.
Talk it through first
Tell us about the property and what the kangaroos are doing to it, and we will tell you which plan suits.
Call Nigel on 0426 815 246 or send an enquiry.
The requirements on this page are summarised from three NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water pages: Licences to harm kangaroos and Licence to harm kangaroos application, both marked as updated 10 September 2026, and Professional and landholder kangaroo harvester licence, marked as updated 21 August 2026. All three were read on 10 October 2026. This page is a summary and is not legal advice. Check the department's website before you apply.