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Dispose of vessels at sea

Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment, 2020

Permit application form under the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981

About the permit application form

The purpose of this form is to enable the assessment of the need for, and potential environmental impacts of vessel (or platform) disposal at sea. On the basis of this assessment the Minister may grant, or refuse to grant a permit for the disposal under Section 19 of the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 (the Sea Dumping Act).

This form has been developed for proposed vessel disposal however, it can also be used for proposals involving disposal of a platform and adopted to such where necessary.

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