You need this allocation if you intend to remove quarry material from land under State tidal water. This applies to:
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extractive industry (e.g. for sand and gravel for construction purposes)
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capital dredging associated with some form of tidal works (e.g. excavation of a marina basin, dredging of a new navigation channel)
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maintenance dredging.
Removal can involve taking the material for sale, using the spoil for reclamation or fill above the high watermark, or removing the material for dewatering or another environmental purpose on land.
The purpose of regulating the removal of quarry material on Queensland's coast is to avoid potentially negative impacts on coastal resources such as degradation of water quality, changes to hydrodynamics of tidal waterways or loss of sediment that feeds coastal processes such as beach building.
You can request a standard, variation or site-specific application form from the agency.