General Clearance Areas for Land Proposals in Western Australia

General Clearance Areas (DMIRS-022) is a spatial dataset from the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety defining land areas with general approval under the Mining Act 1978, Offshore Minerals Act 2003, and Land Administration Act 1997. The dataset, maintained by a Senior Geologist for Land Use Planning, provides boundaries to streamline land proposal assessments, with last updates in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Identify land proposal eligibility by checking against the Special and Boundaries spatial layers.
• Analyze spatial distribution of Lands designated for general clearance under DMP regulations.
• Integrate the WFS or API ARCGIS SERVER MAP SERVICE with other planning datasets for environmental or resource assessments.

Strengths

• Authoritative source from the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DEMIRS).
• Provides multiple access formats including SHP, WFS, and API for integration.
• Regularly updated, with a last update timestamp of 2026-03-24.

Limitations

• No row or column count, sample data, or size information is provided, limiting analytical planning.
• The legal description is complex, requiring expertise in the Mining Act 1978 and related legislation for correct application.
• Data scope is limited to Western Australia, as defined by the administering state department.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DEMIRS), Western Australia.

Collection Method

Legally defined boundaries created pursuant to section 16(3) of the Mining Act 1978, section 439 of the Offshore Minerals Act 2003, and section 91 of the Land Administration Act 1997.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-24.

Geography

Western Australia, Australia.