You will need a resource allocation authority for certain fisheries development activities:
- aquaculture in Queensland waters or unallocated tidal land
- works in a declared fish habitat area.
A resource allocation authority is required for aquaculture developments on unallocated tidal land or in Queensland waters (e.g. oyster or pearl farming). A resource allocation authority does not give the holder any right of ownership or tenure over the land, nor does it grant the holder the right to carry out the proposed development without a valid aquaculture development approval.
Aquaculture development involving an intake or discharge structure, only part of which is within unallocated state land, does not require a resource allocation authority. However, other approvals may be required, for example permission to perform works i.e. works in a declared Fish Habitat Area or within a State Marine Park.
