Part 7 Fisheries Management Act Permit

If you are planning to conduct any of the following works you will require a Part 7 Fisheries Management Act Permit:

• Any person, business, company or local government authority proposing to dredge, excavate or remove material (including sand, mud, large woody debris, aquatic vegetation, boulders, gravel etc) from a waterway, or reclaim or place fill within a waterway requires a permit from the Department of Primary Industries (Fisheries NSW) unless the work has been authorised under the Crown Lands Act 1989 or by a relevant public authority (not a local government authority).

• Any temporary or permanent structure (such as a weir, causeway, dam, coffer dam etc) that may inhibit, obstruct or block the movement of fish within a waterway either temporarily or permanently

• Any damage to, or destruction of, saltmarsh, mangroves, seagrasses or seaweeds growing on public water land or the foreshore of public water land up to Highest Astronomical Tide level. Includes cutting, poisoning, removing, trimming, pulling up, gathering or shading. Includes both live and dead or detached material (e.g. shoreline wrack).

• Using explosives and other dangerous substances or electrical devices in a waterway

Narla can assist you in determining whether or not your project requires a permit, and can aid in the permit completion process through detailed habitat and vegetation assessments.