Queensland MP Nick Dametto says he was "unaware" drinking full strength beer on one of Palm Island's northern islands was not permitted, after he posted photos of himself drinking there.

A Queensland MP who was photographed drinking full-strength beer while in a restricted alcohol zone in the Aboriginal community of Palm Island ... beach on Curacao Island in North Queensland.

Mr Dametto, who is an avid boatie, posted the photos to Facebook on April 18 showing him spending Good Friday with a group of people on the uninhabited Curacoa Island, which is in the Palm Island ...