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Advanced offsets
What is an advanced offset?
An advanced offset is an area of land that has been registered by the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation for potential use as an environmental offset in the future because it contains, or is capable of containing, one or more Matters of State Environmental Significance (MSES).
Summary of key aspects of an advanced offset
- prioritised for environmental offsets
- all or part of the property can be registered
- baseline habitat quality assessment required
- procurement of environmental consultant and habitat assessment
- costs associated with environmental consultant delivering habitat assessment
- longer timeframe and complex process
- no legal binding upon completion of registration
- habitat management and restoration prior to offset invitation is considered
- landholders are encouraged to apply for an advanced offset given their circumstance.
A landholder can apply to register an advanced offset under section 14 of the Environmental Offsets Regulation 2014.
Advanced offsets may be used as part of an offset delivery approach to compensate for a significant residual impact on one or more prescribed environmental matters.
Approved advanced offsets are listed on a publicly available offsets register on the Queensland Government website, which offset providers (developers and brokers) can view and potentially match offset requirements with registered advanced offsets.
Advanced offsets are encouraged within strategic offset investment corridors because these are likely to provide a strategic landscape outcome for the impacted prescribed environmental matter.
Information for proponents
Information for landholders
Further information
- For further information regarding advanced offsets please contact: offsets@des.qld.gov.au
- Read more about environmental offsets.