Aquaculture transaction factsheet
Aquaculture accounts
NSW DPI charges annual fees relating to aquaculture permits and leases in NSW. Invoices are sent out in July of each year. They include:
- Permit contribution: an annual flat rate fee charged to all current permit holders
- Research contribution: a per hectare rate charged to all current permit holders
- Lease rent: a per hectare rate charged to all current leaseholders
- Lease security contribution: a non-refundable per hectare rate charged to all current class A permit holders who do not hold a cash deposit or bank guarantee arrangement.
There are two payment options available for these invoices:
- Pay invoice in full by 30 September, or
- Pay via quarterly instalments – 30 September, 31 December, 31 March, 30 June
The aquaculture fee schedule shows these fees in more detail.
Debt recovery
The following is a summary of NSW DPI’s debt recovery action should an aquaculture account become overdue. NSW DPI can offer an account holder a payment plan to assist with paying their overdue account.
Days invoice is overdue | Action taken |
|---|---|
30 days | Reminder notice Instalment option no longer available, entire invoice becomes due and payable |
60 days | Reminder notice |
90 days | Reminder notice Lease and permit transactions (e.g., lease renewal) are not progressed |
120 days | Show cause permit cancellation notice (if debt relates to permit, research or lease security fees) Show cause lease cancellation notice (if debt relates to lease rental) |
150 days | Permit cancellation Show cause disqualified register notice Show cause lease cancellation (if cancelled permit authorised leases) |
210 days | Leases cancellation notice, permit holder added to disqualified register, debt referred to Debt Recovery |
Lease transactions
The following is a summary of the lease transactions that are processed by NSW DPI.
Transaction | Requirements | Estimated processing time | Issues that may affect transaction |
|---|---|---|---|
Lease renewal | Application submitted before date of expiry Duly-made application form Payment of application fee | 4 – 8 weeks | Overdue aquaculture account Clean-up issues on terminated lease New lease documents not signed and returned on time |
Lease transfer | Original lease documents Duly-made application form Payment of application fee | 2 – 4 weeks | Unauthorised structures Overdue aquaculture account Clean-up issues on terminated lease |
Lease sublet | Duly-made application form Payment of application fee | 2 – 4 weeks | Overdue aquaculture account Clean-up issues on terminated lease |
New lease | Duly-made application form Payment of application fee ASIC extract (for new entrants) | Up to 3 months for POAA, after the tender process Up to 12 months for non-POAA, after the tender process | Competitive tender process Overdue aquaculture account Clean-up issues on terminated lease New lease plan (survey) required Development Consent and Landowners Consent (for non-POAA) New lease documents not signed and returned on time |
Lease surrender | Duly-made application form Payment of application fee | 2 – 4 weeks (for full surrender) Up to 6 months (for part surrender) | Presence of existing structures Area not suitable for surrender (materials still present) Overdue aquaculture account Clean-up issues on terminated lease New lease plan (survey) required (part surrenders) New lease documents not signed and returned on time (part surrenders) |
Lease consolidation Lease subdivision | Duly-made application form Payment of application fee | Up to 6 months | Overdue aquaculture account Clean-up issues on terminated lease New lease plan (survey) required New lease documents not signed and returned on time |
Permit transactions
The following is a summary of the permit transactions that are processed by NSW DPI.
Transaction | Requirements | Estimated Processing Time | Issues that May Delay Progression |
|---|---|---|---|
New permit | Duly-made application form Payment of application fee ASIC extract (for new entrants) Commercial Farm Development Plan (including biosecurity plan and lease maintenance plan) Access to land-based facility (lease-based only) Development Consent from Council (land-based only) | Up to 8 weeks for lease-based Up to 3 months for land-based | Incomplete CFDP Approval of Development Application (land-based only) No lease applications to supplement permit application (lease-based only) |
Permit variation | Duly-made application form Payment of application fee Commercial Farm Development Plan (if variation is significant) Development Consent from Council, if required (land-based only) | Up to 8 weeks for lease-based Up to 3 months for land-based | Incomplete CFDP Approval of Development Application (land-based only) Development of biosecurity protocol |
