Consultation: Cetacean permit application

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Description

The Department of Climate Change, Energy and the Environment has received an application for a permit under Part 13, section 237 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). The application is to undertake close approaches to cetaceans using a remotely pilote