Water authorisations

Find the application forms for water licences, quarrying, development assessment and riverine protection in water areas.

Find information about authorisations in water areas in Queensland, including constructing authorities.

Find out about water authorisation requirements for some government and industry activities.

Find out how to lodge and pay fees for your water application.

Read information about water licences including the application process in Queensland.

Find out about how water-related works are assessed and approved under the Planning Act 2016.

Learn about the management and taking of overland flow (e.g. floodwater, rainfall water) in Queensland.

Find out what levee bank works need to be assessed and how to apply for a development approval.

Information about riverine protection permits in water areas in Queensland.

Notices related to taking water or development works that interfere with water in Queensland.

Learn about resource and distribution operations licences, such as IROL, ROL, and DOL requirements.

Find out about current water entitlements in a water year by management area.

Find out about extracting quarry materials from watercourses and freshwater lakes in Queensland.

Find water planning and management fees and charges related to unsupplemented water users in Queensland.

Water resource regulations are in place to protect water users' rights, and minimise the unlawful take or use of water in Queensland.

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