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Fossickers camping permit - Queensland

Description

You will need this permit if you are a commercial tour operator on certain designated fossicking land and fossicking areas where camping is regulated.

A commercial tour operator is any person or company who offers, agrees or arranges to conduct a commercial tour.

The camping permit does not authorise you to fossick. If you intend to fossick, you can purchase a fossicking licence online, from a regional and district office or from authorised licence agents.

Please be advised that camping on mining tenements requires the tenure holder's permission.

Service type

Licence

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

Duration

Up to three months per camping area

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $4.31

Per night. Fees for 2022-23
Apply Application All $27.16

Per week. Fees for 2022-23

Forms

Application process

Buy

You can purchase your fossicking camping permit online, from a regional or district office or from authorised licence agents.

Additional information

Camping and fossicking areas include:

  • Sapphire designated fossicking land (other than prohibited camping land)
  • Scrub Lead designated fossicking land (other than prohibited camping land)
  • Rubyvale designated fossicking land (other than prohibited camping land) (except within 1.5km radius of Sapphire and Rubyvale Post Offices)
  • Divide designated fossicking land
  • Reward designated fossicking land
  • Middle Ridge fossicking area
  • Tomahawk fossicking area
  • Big Bessie fossicking area
  • Graves Hill fossicking area
  • Glenalva fossicking area
  • Opalton designated fossicking land
  • Duck Creek designated fossicking land
  • Sheep Station Creek designated fossicking land.

Administering agency

Department of Resources

Contact details

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