Sea Dumping Activities Permits - AG - Australian Business Licence and Information Service

Description

You will require one of these permits if you intend to perform sea dumping activities in Australian waters and from any Australian vessel, aircraft or platform anywhere at sea.

Sea dumping includes:

deliberate disposal into the sea of wastes or other matters from vessels, aircraft, platforms or other man-made structures at sea
deliberate disposal into the sea of vessels, aircraft, platforms, or other man-made structures at sea
storage of wastes or other matter in the seabed and the subsoil thereof from vessels, aircraft, platforms, or other man-made structures at sea
abandonment or toppling at site of platforms or other man-made structures at sea, for the sole purpose of deliberate disposal.

Australian waters stretch from the low water mark of the Australian shoreline out to 200 nautical mile, but does not include waters within the limits of a state or territory.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

Requirements will vary according to the proposed application.

Duration

As specified

Fees

Task	Type	Business Structure	Amount	Description
Apply	Application	All	-	Dredged material. Fees will vary between $10 000 and $23 500 depending on the volume of material being dredged. Fees for 2022-23
Apply	Application	All	$12700.00	Disposal of a vessel or platform at sea. Fees for 2022-23
Apply	Application	All	$10000.00	Artificial reef. Fees for 2022-23
Apply	Application	All	$1675.00	Burial at sea. Fees for 2022-23
Apply	Application	All	$5000.00	Dispose bulky items from small islands. Fees for 2022-23
Apply	Application	All	$5000.00	Sewage sludge. Fees for 2022-23
Apply	Application	All	$5000.00	Fish waste or industrial dish processing operation. Fees for 2022-23
Vary	Variation	All	$860.00	Fees for 2022-23

Forms

Task	Business Structure	Resources
Apply	Company, Co-operative, Other, Partnership, Sole Trader	Application for a Disposal Application - Dredged or Excavated Material - PDF (Opens in new window)
Apply	Company, Co-operative, Other, Partnership, Sole Trader	Application for an Artificial Reef Permit - PDF (Opens in new window)
Apply	Company, Co-operative, Other, Partnership, Sole Trader	Application Form for a Permit to Dispose Bulky Items From Small Islands Into the Sea - PDF (Opens in new window)
Apply	Company, Co-operative, Other, Partnership, Sole Trader	Application Form for a Permit to Dispose of Fish Waste or Material Resulting from Industrial Fish Processing Operation at Sea - PDF (Opens in new window)
Apply	Company, Co-operative, Other, Partnership, Sole Trader	Application Form for a Permit to Dispose of Sewage Sludge at Sea - PDF (Opens in new window)
Apply	Company, Co-operative, Other, Partnership, Sole Trader	Application Form for a Permit to Dispose of Vessels at Sea - PDF (Opens in new window)
Apply	Company, Co-operative, Other, Partnership, Sole Trader	Sea Burial Application - PDF (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 Australian Government

Regulation(s) name

Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Regulations 1983 Australian Government

Application process

Apply

Two copies of your application form and any additional documents must be included with your application.

Administering agency

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Wildlife, Heritage and Marine Division

Contact details

**Please use these contact details for help or more information:**

Sea Dumping Section

Wildlife, Heritage and Marine Division

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Toll Free:	1800 803 772
Phone:	02 6274 1111

Supporting information

Sea Dumping (Opens in new window)

Sea Dumping Activities Permits - Australian Government