Charter fishing licence - Queensland

Description

You will need this licence to conduct fishing trips in offshore waters and charge a fee for the service. Charter fishing operators take paying passengers on fishing trips, including:

  • spear fishing
  • game fishing
  • tag-and-release fishing
  • demersal (bottom) reef fishing
  • pelagic fishing
  • guided fishing.

Service type

Licence

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

Eligibility requirements

If your operation affects an area subject to native title, you may have to notify the Indigenous organisation concerned about your proposed operations. If so, you might have to supply additional information.

You may need to pay Queensland stamp duty.

Duration

This licence is ongoing while fees are paid

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

You can find the current fees here.

Transfer process

Transfer

You can permanently or temporarily transfer an existing licence to another person.

The application form must be signed by all of the individuals or entities that are recorded as the current holder. If a third-party interest is recorded against a licence, their permission to transfer the licence is required before the application can progress.

You may have to pay Queensland transfer duty.

Administering agency

Department of Primary Industries

Fisheries Queensland

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.