Permits
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Download Permit Application Forms Here Permit Application Form - Employee (86.73 kB) Permit Application Form - General (81.14 kB) Permit Application Form - Research (86.68 kB)APY endorses the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Guidelines for Ethical Research in Indigenous Studies. Click on the link to view these guidelines. AIATSIS Guidelines for Ethical Research in Indigenous Studies (157.05 kB) Permit Application Form - Media (81.36 kB) Permit By-law Notification Procedure (58.75 kB)
Permits are required by all visitors to the APY Lands, and for employees to remain in residence on the APY Lands. Please download appropriate forms as required from the list above. Blanket permits to enter the APY Lands may be issued to Government agencies and their Contractors, subject to complying with any conditions APY may impose and upon payment of a tax invoice. It will be up to the Agency employing or contracting its people to obtain Police Clearances and Working with Children checks for those people. APY should be advised this has been done and that the checks are clear and disclose nothing. APY reserves the right to call for proof on a case by case basis. Should a person be found to have entered the APY Lands without these matters having been addressed, or with an unsatisfactory history, then the situation will be dealt with by removal and prosecution. For Media, there are specific protocols in place for filming and photography, and an agreement document that must be authorised by PYMedia. Please select the Media Permits links to access all required protocols and processes for Media. Research requests have additional criteria imposed and you may refer to the guidelines above. All Visitors and Employees granted permits must comply with the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act (1981), also available from the list above. Background The current practice provides that all employee/contractor applicants require a national police clearance certificate. The type of criminal offences that may lead to a permit being cancelled includes:
Any decision to cancel a permit is not made lightly and occurs only rarely. APY would like all communities, employing agencies and service providers to support these decisions, which were made at the request of our members, and at the same time be prepared to accept a decision when one is made. APY desires all people working on the Lands to be good role models and every employing agency should try to maintain a high standard of the people they employ. Under the APY Land Rights Act, all permits are issued by the Executive Board. On a practical level, this is not workable as almost 2000 permits are processed each year. For the most part, permits are issued through an administrative process. If any permit requests are out of the ordinary, or somewhat controversial, they are referred to the Executive Board to make a decision. Process To remind everyone on how the permit system is to be administered, the following is a brief summary on how the permit system operates. General permits will apply to short time visitors to the Lands. Applicants may download an application form that also includes general conditions relating to a permit, from the internet or by fax. Applicants will complete their Application form, submit it to the Permits Officer at the APY office, pay the appropriate fee ($22.00 for adults or $11.00 for students/group concessions on day trips only at the time of writing) and await notification. The application form will be faxed to the relevant communities. The change will be that communities will only have to notify the Permits Officer if there is a reason not to issue the permit. This should reduce the amount of paperwork and time required by a Community to action the request. Employee/contractor permits will follow the above process but also must comply with an additional requirement to obtain a current Police Clearance Certificate. Applicants will have to lodge a separate form with the Police and pay the appropriate fees ($49 at the time of writing). The Certificate remains the property of the individual and employing agency but may be viewed for consideration by an authorized Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara employee. Media permits will follow the above process but applicants will need to have their proposal considered by PY Media who will than provide advice to Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Permits Officer whether a Permit should be issued. There will be additional separate costs to the applicant, determined and payable to PY Media. Conditions Relating to Visitors to the APY Lands PERMIT REQUIRED Permittee must comply at all times with by-laws made pursuant to the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act (1981) as amended. These by-laws are in relation to alcohol, petrol and gambling. There is also provision to allow the police to seize vehicles where they are used for the supply of liquor.
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara PMB 227 Umuwa via Alice Springs NT 0872 TEL: 08 8954 8111 FAX: 08 8954 8110 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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