Resources
A range of resources are available to help you understand and comply with the Reef protection regulations.
Please note: the fact sheets listed below are printable versions of the webpages for each topic.
Sugarcane
- Sugarcane requirements fact sheet 661.5 KB)
- Recognised programs and acknowledged projects fact sheet 685.8 KB)
- Compliance fact sheet 758.9 KB)
- Agricultural ERA standard for sugarcane cultivation 1.6 MB)
- Prescribed methodology for sugarcane cultivation 2.3 MB)
- Sediment and erosion control guide 2.8 MB)
- Fertiliser placement guide 756 KB)
- Farm nitrogen and phosphorus budget guide 2.2 MB)
Grazing
- Grazing requirements fact sheet 619.1 KB)
- Recognised programs and acknowledged projects fact sheet 685.8 KB)
- Compliance fact sheet 758.9 KB)
- Agricultural ERA standard for beef cattle grazing 1.5 MB)
- Grazing guide 4.3 MB)
Bananas
- Banana requirements fact sheet 625.4 KB)
- Recognised programs and acknowledged projects fact sheet 685.8 KB)
- Compliance fact sheet 758.9 KB)
- Agricultural ERA standard for banana cultivation 1.5 MB)
- Prescribed methodology for banana cultivation 1.5 MB)
- Erosion and sediment control guide 2.6 MB)
- Fertiliser placement guide 1.3 MB)
Grains
- Grains and horticulture requirements fact sheet 409 KB)
- New or expanding cropping and horticulture activities fact sheet 1.3 MB)
Horticulture
- Grains and horticulture requirements fact sheet 409 KB)
- New or expanding cropping and horticulture activities fact sheet 1.3 MB)
New or expanding cropping and horticulture
- New or expanding cropping and horticulture activities fact sheet 1.3 MB)
- Do I need a permit checklist? 664.5 KB)
- ERA standard – Commercial cropping and horticulture in the Great Barrier Reef (prescribed ERA 13A) (PDF)
- Application guide - Applying for an environmental authority to undertake commercial cropping and horticulture
- Standard Conditions Guide (five-100 hectares) Commercial cropping and horticulture in the Great Barrier Reef catchment (prescribed ERA 13A) 3.6 MB)
- Standard application for a new environmental authority for a prescribed ERA 13A (DOCX)
- Variation application for a new environmental authority for a prescribed ERA 13A (DOCX)
- Site-specific application for a new environmental authority for a prescribed ERA 13A (DOCX)
- New or expanding cropping and horticulture: FAQs 564.2 KB)
Industrial land use
Factsheets
- New expanding cropping and horticulture activities 1.3 MB)
- Record keeping requirements for agricultural advisers 456.6 KB)
- Agricultural advisers: FAQs 461.6 KB)
- New or expanding cropping and horticulture: FAQs 564.2 KB)
- Recognised programs and acknowledged projects fact sheet 685.8 KB)
- Sugarcane requirements 661.5 KB)
- Grazing requirements 619.1 KB)
- Banana requirements 625.4 KB)
- Grains and horticulture requirements 409 KB)
- Compliance fact sheet 758.9 KB)
Historical Information
The Reef protection regulations were designed to deliver against actions for regulated minimum practice standards in the Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan. To develop the regulations, the Queensland Government released a Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement and a Decision Regulatory Impact Statement.
- Decision Regulatory Impact Statement—February 2019 1.1 MB)
- Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement—September 2017 2 MB)
View the timeline 1.6 MB) that show when different parts of the Reef protection regulations started.