WA Environmental Offsets Policy 2011 and Guidelines

The WA Environmental Offsets Guidelines complement the WA Environmental Offsets Policy 2011 (offsets policy) by clarifying the determination and application of environmental offsets in Western Australia. Application of these guidelines will ensure that decisions made on environmental offsets are consistent and accountable under the Environmental Protection Act 1986.

These guidelines expand on the offsets policy to ensure that the basis for decision-making on environmental offsets is understood by decision-makers, government officers, industry and the community and consistently applied by decision-makers.

These guidelines, together with the Environmental Offsets Register, will ensure transparency in the determination and application of offsets, while also providing a basis for auditing, compliance and enforcement.

WA environmental offsets template: This template is for use in Environmental Review Documents where biological key environmental factors are considered. For more details on using this template, please see the WA Environmental Offsets Guidelines.

WA Residual Impacts Significance Model table template: This template is for use in Environmental Review Documents where biological key environmental factors are considered. For more details on using this template, please see the WA Environmental Offsets Guidelines. 

WA environmental offsets metric
An environmental offsets metric has been developed to help quantify offsets in WA.

The metric comprises an offsets calculator and guideline on its use. The WA metric helps to provide consistency in quantifying offsets under Parts IV and V of the Environmental Protection Act 1986

The calculator and guideline can be found here.

Commonwealth environmental offsets policy and calculator
Offset considerations for the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 can be accessed via the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water here.