Statistical and other information relating to licensing and permits will be published on this page when available.
Property Protection Permits
A landholder is required to hold a Property Protection Permit (PPP) to poison, trap and shoot wildlife to prevent the destruction of, or injury to, any stock, crops and equipment or infrastructure used in the production of crops and stock.
Reporting Period
| Number of active Property Protection Permits (PPP)*
|
1 January 2018 and 30 June 2018
| 4073
|
1 July 2018 and 31 December 2018
| 4293
|
1 January 2019 and 30 June 2019 | 4562
|
1 July 2019 to 31 December 2019
| 4161
|
1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020
| 4964
|
*PPP figures also include Crop Protection Permits (CPP), which were replaced by PPP from 1 December 2021.
The report metric measures the number of property protection permits active or able to be legally used during the reporting period.
Industrial Hemp
Growing Season
| 2023/24
| 2024/25
| 2025/26
|
Number of Commercial Industrial Hemp Licences
| 90
| 77
| 50
|
Number of Active Commercial Industrial Hemp Licences
| 6
| 14
| 17
|
Hectares committed to industrial hemp
| 79.3
| 326
| 365
|
Poppies
Growing Season
| 2023/24
| 2024/25
| 2025/26
|
Number of Poppy Licences Issued or Active*
| 291
| 366
| 389
|
Hectares Harvested
| 4629
| 7462
| 9710
|
*Licences are issued for a period of up to five years. Figures reported represent the number of active poppy cultivation licences during the season, rather than the number of licences issued.