Resources including information kits
A range of resources are available to help you understand and comply with the Reef protection regulations.
Download your information kit below.
Sugarcane information kit
Download the complete sugarcane information kit 10.7 MB) or download individual sugarcane resources:
- 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 information kit
Download the complete grazing information kit 7.4 MB) or download the individual grazing resources:
- 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 information kit
Download the complete banana information kit 8.2 MB) or download the individual banana resources:
- 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 and horticulture information kit
Download the complete grains and horticulture information kit 1.5 MB) or download the individual grains and horticulture resources:
- 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 information kit
Download the complete new or expanding cropping and horticulture information kit 8.5 MB) or the individual new or expanding cropping and horticulture resources:
- 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
Note: Factsheets are printable versions of the webpages for each topic.
- 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.