Caretaker Conventions

The Territory Plan is the key statutory planning document in the ACT, providing the policy framework for the administration of planning in the ACT.
The Territory Plan guides the planning and development of the ACT. It is changed from time to time due to social, economic and environmental reasons. The Territory Plan is used to manage development, in particular the way in which land is used and what can be built. It is used in the process of assessing development applications and to guide the development of new estate areas (future urban land). Land in the ACT is divided into sections and blocks. The blocks are zoned and the zoning determines the form of development on a block. There are 23 different zones. The Territory Plan map shows all these zones as different colours.
The purpose of the Territory Plan map is to show the zones and overlays that apply to land in the ACT, in accordance with requirements under the Planning and Development Act 2007.

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The ACT Water Polygons dataset contains polygon information representing an area of land that is or may be covered in water, either intermittently or constantly, temporarily or permanently. The ACT Water Polygons dataset contains polyline information representing an area of land that is or may be covered in water, either intermittently or constantly, temporarily or permanently. The Water Features dataset was digitised in 1995 from 1:10,000 Plan Series, 1:2,500 Cadastre, 1:2,500 Detail, 1:1,000 Detail and traced from Topobase.

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The ACT Divisions are a region defined for land administration and the legal description of land parcels. Division boundaries may overlap District boundaries but must not overlap the ACT border. Division boundaries are defined by registered survey, and are subject to change.

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The Territory Plan is the key statutory planning document in the ACT, providing the policy framework for the administration of planning in the ACT.

The Territory Plan guides the planning and development of the ACT. It is changed from time to time due to social, economic and environmental reasons. The Territory Plan is used to manage development, in particular the way in which land is used and what can be built. It is used in the process of assessing development applications and to guide the development of new estate areas (future urban land). Land in the ACT is divided into sections and blocks. The blocks are zoned and the zoning determines the form of development on a block. There are 23 different zones. The Territory Plan map shows all these zones as different colours.
The purpose of the Territory Plan map is to show the zones and overlays that apply to land in the ACT, in accordance with requirements under the Planning and Development Act 2007.

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The ACT Boundary is a single region defined for land administration and the legal description of the Australian Capital Territory. The ACT boundary are defined in metes and bounds form in the Districts Act 1966, and thus cannot be changed without changes to the legislation.
The ACT Border was first defined by surveyors between 1910 and 1915, it was redefined by surveyors again between 2003 and 2008. The original border is defined by metes and bounds description in the Seat of Governance ACT 1909, the current ACT Border definition is shown on survey plans held at the ACT Environment and Planning Directorate (EPD).

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The ACT Districts Boundaries are a region defined for land administration and the legal description of land parcels. In urban areas districts contain divisions, sections and blocks. In rural areas they contain blocks only. The boundaries of districts are defined in metes and bounds form in the Districts Act 1966, and thus cannot be changed without changes to the legislation.

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The Heritage Sites are subdivided into Final, Provisional and Nominated for Provisional Registration.
National and Commonwealth heritage register data are not included in this map, but may be found on the Australian Government Department of the Environment webpage.
For the most up to date information on heritage sites contact the ACT Heritage Unit on 13 22 81.

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This layer contains information on the distribution and vegetation communities of alpine sphagnum bogs and associated fens. The dataset includes areas of RAMSAR significance. The threatened Northern Corroboree Frogs are also associated with these ecosystems. The mountains of the Australian Capital Territory support substantial areas of peat-forming mires in interfluves and valley heads, as well as areas of riparian fen vegetation along streams.

The ACT Government Groundwater Monitoring Bores are locations and drilling details of ACT Government Groundwater Monitoring Bores collected between 2003 and 2006. The data set was last updated on the 2 June 2016.

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Location of ACT important natural wetlands in the ACT. Wetlands are important for many plants and wildlife in the ACT.