New South Wales Native Vegetation Regulatory Land Categories

Version 11 of the transitional Native Vegetation Regulatory map, published March 2022, categorizes rural land in New South Wales based on historical clearing. It currently displays Category 2 – vulnerable regulated land, Category 2 – sensitive regulated land, and land excluded from the Local Land Services Act 2013. The map underpins land management codes and allowable activities.

Use Cases

• Analyze the spatial distribution of Category 2 - vulnerable regulated land to identify areas with limited land management code availability.
• Cross-reference land categorized as exempt from the LLS Act with other land-use datasets to assess regulatory overlap.
• Model the impact of the '1 January 1990' clearing date threshold on current land category designations across regions.

Strengths

• Legally defined categories under Part 5A of the Local Land Services Act 2013.
• Based on satellite and aerial imagery analysis of historical land disturbance.
• Version 11 was published on 23 March 2022, indicating a maintained dataset.

Limitations

• Mapping for Category 1 - exempt land and Category 2 - regulated land is not yet published, limiting coverage.
• Data is provided only in PDF format, complicating geospatial analysis.
• The description does not specify the spatial resolution or accuracy of the underlying imagery analysis.

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

Collection Method

Prepared under Part 5A of the Local Land Services Act 2013 using satellite/aerial imagery and updated land use data.

Time Range

Based on clearing events from 1 January 1990 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-24.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia.