From class 1 - 2?

[jimbo]

For NSW peoples eyes only..or any others that know the answer.
Just a question about going from a class 1 to a class 2 licence;
I have just turned 18 and i want to upgrade my licence from class1 to class 2 so i can get some Varanus brevicauda (around this time next year), but i have not kept any class1 monitors..sooo..do i need to keep a class1 monitor for 2 years before i can get some brevs?
And will i need references from 2 experienced keepers in the varanus field? Or is all this just for snakes?
Cheers

 

[MrBredli]

Jimbo, in theory you need to have two years experience with monitors before applying for the upgrade, however there is a loop hole in the system which you'll be over the moon to know of. When you fill out your application for the Class 2 license, do not mention you want brevies, simply state you're looking to purchase a Woma (i presume you have 2 years experience with pythons?). That's all you need to say and you should get your Class 2 license. Once you have it you can purchase your brevies and there's nothing they can do, you don't even need to get a Woma, unless you want one of course.

To get your Class 2 license, simply give NPWS a call and ask them to send the application forms out. Fill them in and send them back along with a cheque/money order and Bob's your uncle! No references required, but you will need to write a short story stating you have the necessary knowledge etc to keep 'Womas'.

 

[jimbo]

What a cunning plan! Thank you MrB..i wouldnt mind some womas - maybe il will win them in the next Reptiles Australia issue?
Thanks!

 

[Ramsayi]

Wont work.They will issue you with a class 2 license no problem at all but it will also come with a letter stating that you can only keep class two pythons but NOT C2 monitors or dragons until you have had experience with C1 monitors or dragons of at least 2 years.

 

[zulu]

re From

Dam,i didnt think it was all that complicated,we need people like you in ASIO or the CIA Mr Bredli,the cunning of a fox with the stealth of a cat :lol:

 

[jimbo]

Oh really? I wish at least Storrs were on class 1! Anyone else got any info on this?

 

[jessb]

Nice tip Mr B.

I've wondered about this because I am keen for Centralian blue tongue and they are also Class 2. We don't have loads of space for herps so it seems silly that I need to own an Eastern Bluey for 2 years in order to acquire a Centralian!

When I called to discuss it they made it very clear that you need to have owned a Class 1 of the same species before you can move to Class 2, so pleading ignorance if you got caught might be tricky...

 

[LJ77]

That sucks for everyone in nsw , I talk to some at vic laicising dept. and in vic you can get a advanced without even having a basic seems silly to me but who am I to argue

 

[MrBredli]

Wont work.They will issue you with a class 2 license no problem at all but it will also come with a letter stating that you can only keep class two pythons but NOT C2 monitors or dragons until you have had experience with C1 monitors or dragons of at least 2 years.

I take it this change has occurred just recently - probably with the introduction of the new system?? I never received any such letter when i upgraded which was maybe 12 months ago. But i had heard they were going to try and do something to stop it from happening. If this is the case, then what you need to do is find a good friend who has a monitor.. both of you then write in your books that the monitor was sold to you in April last year (when they would have received a new book) and then sold back to the person around about now, that gives you 10 months 'experience' with monitors, now you only need 14 months more. :lol:

 

[jimbo]

Haha shame none of my friends keep monitors..let alone reptiles. I guess il just have to get some gilleni first - which i probably should have done 2 years ago lol.
Thanks for the help.

 

[Lozza]

I take it this change has occurred just recently - probably with the introduction of the new system?? I never received any such letter when i upgraded which was maybe 12 months ago.

I didn't get any letter like that either and I only upgraded at the end of last year. Then again, turtles are the only thing I haven't kept, but I still didn't get anything saying I couldn't get class 2 turtles :?

 

[MatE]

I have my class 2 in nsw and when applying for it was told i could only keep pythons on the class 2.If i wanted to keep lizards i would have to have kept them for two years.Also I needed to have 2 references of people I knew or that know me to say ive had the experience to keep class 2 animals.

Cheers MatE