Environmental offsets

What is an environmental offset and when is it required?

Learn about what environmental offsets seek to achieve and when they are required under Queensland law.

Information and opportunities for landholders

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Deciding how to deliver an environmental offset

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Finding an environmental offset site

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Legislation

Learn about the Queensland environmental offsets framework, which consist of an Act, Regulation and Policy.

Legal security

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

Queensland's Environmental Offsets Update

The Queensland Government has undertaken a comprehensive review of Queensland’s Environmental Offsets Framework.

Offsets Register

Search the 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 Environment and Science 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.

What’s new?

The department has undertaken an overhaul of all the forms associated with environmental offsets. To view the updated forms, please go to the Forms, templates, guidelines and other resources page.

Learn about the directions for reform resulting from the review of the Environmental Offsets Framework in the Queensland Environmental Offsets Framework – Consultation and Response Report (PDF, 681.1 KB) .

Use the new online expression of interest form to register your interest in delivering offsets on your land.

Read the updated State Supported Infrastructure Koala Conservation Policy 2023.

Financial settlement

Calculate your financial settlement using the Financial Settlement Offset Calculator.

Environmental Offset Policy

The Queensland Environmental Offset Policy is a whole-of-government policy for the assessment of offset proposals to satisfy offset conditions.

To view previous versions, please go to the Legislation page.

General Guide

The General Guide is available to assist you with interpreting and implementing the Queensland environmental offsets framework.

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