Filming and/or photography at a National Monument or historic site can only take place with prior written permission, each location will have designated application process ensure you complete this application.

The length of time required planning a piece of filming and issue permissions will vary based on the details and complexity of your proposal.

Requests are assessed on a case-by-case basis taking into account factors such as likely visitor numbers, existing scheduled events, planned maintenance work and site-specific sensitivities such as access, masonry, or wildlife habitats.

Fees & Remediation Deposits: Depending on the nature of your filming and desired location, fees will be charged in accordance with individual fees schedule.

Cancellation Fee: Once filming arrangements have been confirmed and your Permission Letter issued, cancellation will incur a charge.

Certain themes of filming/photography will not be accommodated.

Political – Heritage sites remains politically neutral.  As such, filming of a political nature will not be permitted whatsoever.

Inappropriate filming – Requests for filming that are deemed unsuitable insofar as they do not align with the organisation’s objectives or are considered to be blasphemous, salacious or derogatory in nature.

Product or Service promotion – It is not the policy of Heritage Services to promote any product or service for commercial purposes and the use of National Monument sites for this purpose will not be facilitated.