Resources
- Offset related legislation, policy and planning provisions
- Factsheets, forms and other resources
- Tools and calculators
Offset related legislation, policy and planning provisions
Legislation
- Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995 (PDF)*
- Environmental Protection Act 1994 (PDF)*
- Fisheries Act 1994 (PDF)*
- Land Act 1994 (PDF)*
- Land Title Act 1994 (PDF)*
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (PDF)*
- Sustainable Planning Act 2009 (PDF)*
- Vegetation Management Act 1999 (PDF)*
Policy
- Biodiversity Offsets Policy (PDF, 515K)*
- Mitigation and compensation for works or activities causing marine fish habitat loss FHMOP 005 (PDF)*
- Offsets for Net Gain of Koala Habitat in South East Queensland Policy (PDF, 76K)*
- Policy for Vegetation Management Offsets (PDF, 303K)*
- Queensland Government Environmental Offsets Policy (PDF, 776K)*
- State Planning Policy 2/10: Koala Conservation in South East Queensland (PDF, 152K)*
- Supported Community Infrastructure Koala Conservation Policy (PDF, 93K)*
Planning provisions
Factsheets, forms and other resources
Factsheets
Offsets
- Ecological equivalence (PDF, 75K)*
- Legally securing offset areas (PDF, 76K)*
- Offset payments (PDF, 76K)*
- Offset measures for marine fish habitats (PDF)*
- Policy for Vegetation Management Offsets (PDF, 78K)*
- Queensland Biodiversity Offset Policy (PDF, 84K)*
- Queensland Queensland Government Environmental Offsets Policy (PDF, 86K)*
- Statutory covenants (PDF, 186K)*
Other
- Vegetation management framework (PDF, 89K)*
- Regional ecosystem and remnant maps (PDF, 80K)*
Forms
Ecological equivalence scoring sheets
- Ecological Equivalence Methodology (EEM) (PDF, 1.7M)*
- Ecological condition scoring sheet (PDF, 38K)*
- Ecological condition field assessment sheet (PDF, 125K)*
- Special features scoring sheet 1 (PDF, 41K)*
- Special features scoring sheet 2 (PDF, 47K)*
- EEM summary scoring sheet (PDF, 37K)*
- Ecological equivalence checklist (PDF, 30K)*
Other
- Form 31—Covenant (PDF, 68K)*
- Pre-designed/pre-lodgement meeting application form (Word, 285K)‡
Other resources
- BioCondition Manual (PDF, 4.1M)*
- Biocondition Reference Site Manual (PDF, 1.5M)*
- BioCondition RE Benchmarks
- Broad Vegetation Groups (BVGs)
- Ecological Equivalence Methodology Guideline (EEM) (PDF, 1.7M)*
- Guide to voluntary declarations under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 (PDF, 4.3M)*
- Nature refuges
- Plant identification resources
- RE maps, regrowth maps and PMAVs
- Regional vegetation management codes
Tools and calculators
Tools
Calculators
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‡ Requires Microsoft Office files viewer
Last updated 4 October 2011