The following information is taken straight from the licencing page on the NSW NPWS web site. For up-to-date information, have a look at their licensing page.

There are three classes of reptile keeper licences.

Class One
Available to anyone. Species that can be held include the common species that are easy to look after, such as:

• eastern long-necked turtle
• eastern water dragon
• eastern bearded dragon
• common blue-tongued skink
• shingleback skink
• Children's python
• carpet/diamond python

The fee is $60 for a licence for up to two years.

Class 2
Only available to people who are over the age of 18 years, and who have had at least two years' experience in caring for Class 1 snakes and meet other criteria. The species listed for Class 2 are venomous species, species rare in the wild and species that are difficult to keep. A person with a Class 2 licence can also keep Class 1 species.
The licence fee is $60 per year.

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