permits

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APY Permit Requirements and Information

 

Recent Changes 

The Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Executive Board of Management has reviewed entry requirements to the APY Lands in light of COVID-19 considerations.

The Board resolved to revise entry requirements for organisations effective 19 May 2022.

 

ORGANISATION

APY has an expectation that Organisations must check and keep the following documented evidence, as part of their robust management and permit processing systems for staff when applying for a permit.

Organisations must ensure that the following documentation is maintained, sighted and screened for each worker who plans to enter the APY Lands:

National Police Check or Working with Children Check

• Annual National Police Check or Working with Children Check (any drug or alcohol or serious offences disclosed must be sent to APY Permits for assessment).

Risk Assessment

• All staff must undergo a Compliance with Organisation COVID-19 Risk Assessment. Organisations to provide to APY annually. All staff must sign and adhere to requirements.

Vaccination Record

• COVID-19 vaccination record (two COVID vaccinations). Organisation to keep record on file and check.

PCR test

• Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) negative COVID-19 test result 72 hours before entry to the APY Lands (for people working in high-risk settings including aged care and clinics, who are likely to be in close contact with vulnerable people).Organisation to keep record on file and check.

RAT test

• Rapid antigen test (RAT) one day before entry and on days three and seven. Report results usingSA Health Form- RAT test reporting. Organisation to keep record on file and check.

Mask Wearing

• Wear a mask for 7 days in all public spaces on the APY lands after entry.

 

Organisations are only required to send through permit application forms which cover entry to the Lands for the duration of the permit. If applicable, authorised officers (pursuant to the APY Entry to the Lands by-law) must send a Notification of Entry form.

 

General Information

Every entrant onto the APY lands, is required to adhere to the following requirements of entry:

• You must be fully vaccinated with two doses. Strictly No Jab, No Entry. Evidence of your vaccination status must be from MyGov
• APY Permit application form or notification if applicable.
• National Police Check or Working with Children Check.
• APY Individual or Organisation Risk Assessment form.
• Everyone must wear a mask for 7 days in all public spaces on the APY Lands after entry.
• People working in high-risk settings (age care and clinics) who are likely to be in close contact with vulnerable people require evidence of a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) negative COVID-19 test result 72 hours before entry to the APY Lands. 
• Complete at RAT test (TGA approved) one day before entry and on days three and seven and report your results using SA Health Form - RAT test reporting. If you don't have a mobile phone with internet access, you can report your result by calling the SA COVID-19 Information Line on 1800 253 787. You can also report negative and invalid test results using the online form above to help provide a full picture of COVID-19 RAT testing in the state. 

 

How Long will it take to process my permit? 

APY Permits will assess applications with all the relevant required documentation withing 10 to 14 days. Please remember that APY is a small team with a large area of land to supervise. Be Patient. 

 

What if I test positive to COVID-19 before I come onto the lands?

If you have tested positive to COVID-19 you cannot enter the APY Lands unless you have been cleared to do so by a COVID GP Assessment Team doctor where you have been under their care; or you have been cleared by a COVID hospital medical team if hospitalised. A clearance certificate / letter is required to be sent to APY Permits. 

 

What if I feel sick whilst on the lands 

Please contact the nearest clinic for further directions 

you must get tested if you;

• show any COVID-19 symptoms, even if they are mild
• are a close contact of someone who has COViD-19
• have been directed by SA health or SAPOL.

 

If you have any COVID-19 symptoms, learn more here: www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/covidtesting

   

APY Application forms

               

Type of Permits that can be requested

General – permits for all individuals who are coming to visit as friends or family

Contractor – permits for individuals coming to work on the lands contracted by organisations

Employment – permits for individuals coming to work on the lands

Media – permits for individuals who are coming to film or record on the APY lands

Research – permits for individuals coming to conduct any kind of research on the lands

Notification – if you are a current permit holder the Notification form can be completed to advise Permits of your intended travel

 

***Pemits requests for Entry to the APY are processed from Monday 9am to Friday 9am. Please note that permit requests will not be processed outside of these times nor on a public holiday and may take up to 10 - 14 days to process***

 

IF  YOU  ARE  FULLY  VACCINATED   please continue with your permit applicationn             

 

 Step 1.  Applicants are required to fill in an APY Permit or Notification form application 

  

If you are travellng for your organisation please fill in the organisation permit application       ORGANISATION PERMIT APPLICATION

 

If you are not travelling for business purpose please submit Individual Permit Request             INDIVIDUAL PERMIT REQUEST 

 

For current permit holders  Notification of Entry Form

 

 

Step  2.  Individual Risk Management Plan 

Risk Assessment Form  –  Individual  

 

Guide to the Individual Risk Management plan

 

 

 

 

 

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For the latest SA COVID-19 information and updates please visit the following:

Check LGA Level of Risk  guide to LGA risk

Restriction on Movement into Aboriginal Communities  Travel restrictions into the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, the Maralinga Tjarutja (MT) Lands, Yalata community and other remote Aboriginal communities may remain in place outside of SA Government health and/or emergency directives

SA Gov Covid Information 

 

 

 APY LANDS PERMIT INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS

Permits are required for entry onto the APY Lands pursuant to Section 19 of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act of South Australia.

Limiting who may have access to the APY Lands is a way of ensuring that Anangu will be able to:

1. Address the impacts of colonisation on their culture
2. Continue their culture and contribute to the wider Australian culture
3. Develop their own economy
4. Contribute to the wider Australian economy
    The Board have provided you with their most recent decisions on these matters;
5. The Board encourages all Anangu to stay at home and to not travel across the APY, Ngaanyatjarra and Northern Territory communities until further notice.
6. Anangu must not be encouraged to attend large gatherings, funerals and cultural events.
7. Access to the APY Lands from outside agencies and visitors will be restricted to Essential travel only.
8. Permits, police check and Designated Area applications are required before granting entry to those deemed as Essential services.
9. Anyone who is feeling sick with a cold or flu like symptoms, must stay at home and if it continues to get worse, please make contact with the clinic.
10. APY continues to work with our stakeholders on a daily and ongoing basis, to develop a holistic approach across the APY lands.  More information and updates will be released as it comes to hand.

 

When to Apply for a Permit

Permits for the APY Lands are issued annually and all permits expire at the end of each financial year, unless otherwise stated to expire earlier on the issued Permit.

Permit Renewals MUST be submitted for consideration by May 30 of each year.

You must apply for your permit 30 days before your intended visit to the APY Lands.

Fee for Permit Application

$22.00 per Adult

$11.00 Concession Seniors and Children

 

Who Must Apply for a Permit

The APY Permits Officer processes the following types of permit applications:

• Employees of NGO’s based on the APY Lands
• government officials
• genuine Parliamentary candidates
• transport operators air and road
• media
• visitors with an authorised work purpose
• visitors to families living and working on the APY Lands
• APYLRA (Entry to the Lands) By-Law 2009 notification of Ministerial Approval for Entry on to the APY Lands

All other types of requests for entry onto the APY Lands are referred to the Development and Planning Officer attached to the Consultation Land and Heritage Unit for a fee for service enterprise assessment. Please follow the link to Consultation Land and Heritage Unit for further information about this Unit. You would go to this site if you fit into these categories:

• Tour groups
• School education groups
• Members of Australian Defence Forces undertaking training courses/excursions
• Miners and mineral explorers
• Cattle graziers
• Art collectors
• Recyclable materials collectors, for example car body removalists
• Anyone with a private enterprise intent
• Researchers
  AIATSIS Guidelines for Ethical Research in Indigenous Studies
• Museum and Gallery operators
• Film makers
• Television Stations

Requirement for National Police Clearance Certificate

APY have determined that it is necessary and reasonable that applicants for permits submit a Police Clearance before a permit is issued. Your Permit Application will not be assessed unless you submit a National Police Clearance Certificate.

• National Police checks online

The type of criminal offences that may lead to a permit not being approved includes:

Violent or sexual offences, substance abuse offences, dishonesty type offences.

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.

Non-compliance with Permit Conditions and Unauthorised Entry onto the APY Lands

If you enter the APY Lands without a Permit or breach a Condition of Entry, then APY will obtain assistance from South Australian Police and have you removed from the APY Lands.

APY will also file proceedings against you in the Magistrates Court of South Australia under section 19(5)(c) of the APY Land Rights Act which provides that the maximum penalty for an offence against subsection (5b) is a fine of $2 000 plus $500 for each day (if any) during which the convicted person was on the lands, or a particular part of the lands, in contravention of the condition.

You will have to defend the proceedings.

 http://www.courts.sa.gov.au/OurCourts/MagistratesCourt/Pages/Civil-Jurisdiction.aspx#minor

Transit Permits for Crossing the APY Lands

Transit permits are NOT ISSUED to tourists/travellers/4WD enthusiasts wishing to pass through any part of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands.

Additional Conditions of Entry onto the APY Lands

Your Permit, once approved, enables you to conduct your business on the APY Lands but you (the Permit Holder) must observe the following conditions at all times:

1. Permit Holder must inform yourself of and comply at all times with, the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act (1981) as amended.
2. The permit holder must comply with any laws currently in force concerning the sale and possession of alcohol and/or other volatile substances on the Lands.
3. This permit does not authorise the entry of any person to a dwelling or living area of a camp occupied by, or belonging to, an Aboriginal without the prior consent of the owner or occupant.
4. Issue of this permit does not imply that notice of intention to visit the Aboriginal land specified has been served upon the Traditional Owners concerned. The permit holder is responsible to ensure that Aboriginal communities are informed of their intention to visit.
5. This permit is valid only to enable the permit holder to perform the duties associated with their visit.
6. This permit must be carried at all times while the holder is on the Lands and produced for inspection on demand.
7. The permit may be revoked at any time.
8. In the event of a valid permit being revoked for any reason, the permit holder shall immediately leave the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands.
9. Executive members, Community Councillors and Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara staff may inspect permits and may at any time give direction to permit holders in relation to their conduct and activities on the Lands.
10. Any special conditions for the Permit Holder are noted on the Permit.
11. The vehicle sticker must be displayed on the windscreen of your vehicle while the holder is on the Lands.
12. The body of the form is for the permit holder’s information only.
13. Any Visitors, Agency staff, Employee or Contractor working on the APY lands requires a National Police Clearance certificate.
14. All artworks purchased by the permit holder must be declared and accompanied by the appropriate sales documentation from the relevant community art centre. Except in the case of approved galleries, the permit holder shall not deal privately in the works of Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara artists.
15. No work or consultations will be undertaken unless first approved in writing by the APY Executive Board or its delegate.
16. No premises will be negotiated for, occupied or used without a lease or licence arrangement approved by the APY Executive Board.
17. You will co-operate with and answer questions asked by any investigator appointed by APY.
18. Holders of permits shall not: i) make representations about the nature and extent of Anangu legal rights under the APY Land Rights Act; ii) the powers and functions of APY ownership of the lands by APY; and/ or, iii) APY’s entitlement to exclusive possession of the Lands and buildings erected on the Lands and/or APY’s entitlement to collect the rents and profits from the Lands or buildings erected thereon; iv) occupy buildings or other areas without the consent of APY; or, v) collect rents for buildings or lands or other money from Anangu or communities without the written consent of APY.
19. In addition to these, the following also applies: i) Permit Holder is not to engage in any private commercial activities ii) Permit Holder is not to remove any flora, fauna, or rocks iii) Permit Holder is not to leave established roads without the express consent of the appropriate Traditional Owner or their representative iv) Permit Holder is to check at all times with local authorities or Traditional Owners regarding the taking of photographs or making of videos.

 

 

 

 

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Community Safety Notice - Drivers Beware!!

The roads on the APY Lands are in significant need of urgent maintenance. There are many washouts, corrugations, dips, etc.

There are a large number of feral animals including donkeys and camels that wander the Lands. Their numbers seem to increase in the hot and dry times of the year (October - February) when they are looking for water.

BEWARE ANIMALS ON ROAD!!

 

 Drivers are advised to take extreme precaution when driving on the APY Lands.

Read the APY 4WD Safe Driving Tips

  pdf 4WD Vehicle Safety (36 KB)

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