1080 Training for Landholders
What do I need to do before I can lay manufactured dry meat baits?
How do I purchase baits?
Can anyone lay baits?
Where can I lay baits?
Who do I need to tell before I start baiting?
Once I’ve finished baiting my property, do I need to keep any records?
Where can I get the training?
What do I need to do before I can lay manufactured dry meat baits?
- Complete the ChemCert Certificate Level 3 or SmartTrain Chemical Application Course (AQF3) through an accredited training provider, or send a nominee along to this program;
- Attend an authorised training program specific to 1080 baiting through a registered training provider, or send a nominee that has completed the ChemCert or SmartTrain program along to undertake the training (RTE3406A: Implement a Vertebrate Pest Control Program).;
Training providers have agreed to try to run these training programs one after the other to make it as easy as possible for landholders, or their nominees, to attend.
Once you’ve completed the relevant training, you will need to obtain:
- A ‘1080 User Authorisation’. This authorisation remains current for 5 years and is issued by DRDPIFR;
- An ‘Approval to Purchase a 1080 Chemical Product and Conduct a 1080 Baiting Program’. This authorisation remains current for 2 years and is issued by DRDPIFR;
- A ‘Permit to Take Protected Wildlife for 1080 Pest Animal Control’. This is issued by NRETAS and remains current for a period of 90 days.
How do I purchase baits?
Once you have obtained the approved documentation (above), you will need to take this, along with photo identification, to a chemical distributor to purchase the dry manufactured baits.
Can anyone lay baits?
No.Only individuals that have been granted a ’1080 User Authorisation’ can lay baits. In addition, the property owner must have received an ‘Approval to Purchase a 1080 Chemical Product and Conduct a 1080 Baiting Program’ and a ‘Permit to Take Protected Wildlife for 1080 Pest Animal Control’.
A fully trained individual must be a nominee on these permits if the landholder has not undertaken the training.
The label instructions must be followed and are enforceable under the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act and Regulations. However, the APVMA instructions allow jurisdictions to vary some specified instructions in order to take account of local conditions. Where the instructions in this document are different to those on the label, they must be followed.
Where can I lay baits?
Baits should only be laid in areas where pest animals have been shown to cause damage to stock, infrastructure, human safety or the physical environment. Specific restrictions can be found on the FAQ sheet.Who do I need to tell before I start baiting?
You will need to let your neighbours and any local indigenous communities know a minimum of three days prior to baiting. Specific instructions are located on the FAQ sheet.The public must also be informed of any baiting that is planned and warning signs are compulsory and must remain for at least 4 weeks. Signs specifications can be found on the FAQ sheet and may be purchased in conjunction with baits.
Once I’ve finished baiting my property, do I need to keep any records?
All 1080 baiting activities must be recorded. A baiting diary is supplied to help with this and records must be kept for a minimum of 2 years and be made available for audit and inspection as required.In addition, landholders are required to submit a return within seven days of baiting to NRETAS Permits Unit.
Where can I get the training?
Chemcert plus 1080 Supplement training
Train safe NT (James Gorrie)
08 8985 6827 or 0435 182042
james.gorrie@trainsafe.net
www.trainsafe.net
Smartrain plus 1080 Supplement training
Charles Darwin University
Darwin 08 8946 7513
Katherine 08 8973 8311
Alice Springs 08 8959 5247