The ‘Clearing Referral Proposal’ dataset is derived from applications relating to Clearing of Native Vegetation under the Environmental Protection Act 1986. Data is captured by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and other agencies under delegated authority. Data captured represents the land clearing request submitted by an applicant. Data is captured to the accuracy required by the request. The request can be captured directly from within the Clearing Permit System application (freeform shape) using image based maps as a background for simple requests or by importing a shape file when the request is complex.

Environmentally Sensitive Areas as declared in Environmental Protection (Environmentally Sensitive Areas) Notice 2005, Government Gazette No. 55. This dataset is provided to assist landowners and managers in determining the location of environmentally sensitive areas under the Environmental Protection Act 1986. It is not a substitute for any requirement of the legislation. Those seeking further information should contact the data custodian. The ESA data was originally produced by Department of Water (D0W), completed at 30/05/2005. Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) produced a new ESA data set to amend errors in the ESA data set. The custodian of the Environmentally Sensitive Areas dataset is now the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation. For further information contact Clearing Regulation Branch (08) 9333 7510. This dataset was formerly known as Clearing Regulations - Environmentally Sensitive Areas (DER-016)

Clearing Instruments Activities (areas approved to be cleared under a clearing permit) for Western Australia are derived from authorisations and other instruments relating to Clearing of Native Vegetation under the Environmental Protection Act 1986. Data is captured by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and other agencies under delegated authority. Data captured represents the location of land clearing where clearing may be conducted. Data is captured to the accuracy required by the request. The request can be captured directly from within the Clearing Permit System application (freeform shape) using image based maps as a background for simple requests or by importing a shape file when the request is complex.

Clearing Instruments Conditions (areas subject to conditions under a clearing permit) for Western Australia are derived from authorisations and other instruments relating to Clearing of Native Vegetation under the Environmental Protection Act 1986. Data is captured by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and other agencies under delegated authority. Data captured represents the land clearing areas where conditions may apply. Data is captured to the accuracy required by the request. The request can be captured directly from within the Clearing Permit System application (freeform shape) using image based maps as a background for simple requests or by importing a shape file when the request is complex.