Environmental offsets

What is an environmental offset and when is it required?

What is an environmental offset? When is an environmental offset required? How to determine if your activity will have a significant residual impact on a prescribed environmental matter.

Legislation

An outline of the legislation relating to Environmental Offsets and the QLD Environmental offset framework.

Legal security

Learn about how environmental offsets are legally secured including Environmental Offset Protection Areas and Voluntary Declarations.

Queensland's Environmental Offsets Update

Information about the Queensland Government's review of the Queensland's Environmental Offsets Framework.

Offsets Register

Search the offsets register to find out which impacts require an offset, what payments have been made into the offsets account, and land-based offsets under delivery.

How does the government invest funds for financially settled environmental offsets?

Understand how the Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Technology invests funds made into the offsets account and delivers financial settlement offsets.

Forms, templates, guidelines and other resources

Find application forms, templates, guidelines, and information on reviewing environmental offset decisions.