Access the Environmental Assessment and Regulatory System

EARS Online and EARS 2 are online systems for submitting and tracking environmental applications and compliance reporting.
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Users must be registered against a company in order to access either system. Only applications lodged by the company you are registered for will be displayed.

EARS Online

EARS Online allows online lodgement and tracking of the following Minerals and Petroleum Environmental Applications:

  • Mining Proposals (MP) have been replaced by Mining Development and Closure Proposals (MDCP) which must be lodged through Resources Online
  • Environment Plan (EP)
  • Oil Spill Contingency Plan (OSCP)
  • Programme of Works (PoW) are now to be lodged through .
Please note

Mining Development and Closure Proposals for Mining Lease applications cannot be submitted via EARS Online. These must be posted or handed in at a Mining Registrar office.

EP and OSCP can be lodged via EARS Online until 4 June 2026. From 9 June 2026, online submission must be completed using the Resources Online Portal.

EARS 2 

EARS 2 allows online lodgement and tracking of the following Mineral Environmental Compliance Reports:

  • Annual Environmental Reports (AER)
  • Mining Rehabilitation Fund (MRF)

For more information, view EARS 2 frequently asked questions.

Annual Environmental Report

Summary information of all Annual Environmental Reports (AER) submitted to the department is available for public viewing.

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