Woomera Prohibited Area Access Forms

To help Defence prepare for the commencement of the Woomera Prohibited Area Rules 2026, it would be appreciated if applicants could pause the lodgement of permit and approved persons applications from close of business, Friday 25 September, until Thursday 1 October 2026.

The WPA Coordination Office will still be able to support during this period if there is real urgency.

Permit application forms are now available in the Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA) Portal in ServiceConnect.

The WPA Portal is available as part of Defence’s ServiceConnect, and is accessible to all non-Defence users, with identity and access verified through myID (the Australian Government’s Digital Identity app).

Submitting a permit application in ServiceConnect via the WPA Portal is the fastest way to request access and provides:

visibility of the status of the request
email updates and status notifications on the progress of the application
history of both active and expired permissions.

If you are unable to access WPA Portal but still need to submit an application for permit and/or permission to access the WPA, please contact 1800 333 362, select 5 for assistance.