Committee Details

About the Bill 

On 18 April 2024, Minister Scott Stewart MP, Minister for Resources and Critical Minerals, introduced the Mineral and Energy Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 into the Queensland Parliament.  The Bill was referred to the Clean Economy Jobs, Resources and Transport Committee for detailed consideration.  

The primary objectives of the Mineral and Energy Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (the Bill) are to: 

• enhance the State’s coexistence framework;
• provide a framework for managing the impacts of coal seam gas induced subsidence;
• improve regulatory efficiency; and
• modernise the Financial Provisioning Scheme.

View: Explanatory speech (pages 1215 - 1218)
View: Bill 
View: Explanatory Notes 
View: Statement of compatibility 

Further information

Further information including written briefings, correspondence, response to submissions, transcripts and answers to questions taken on notice are available under the Related Publications tab.

PUBLIC PROCEEDINGS

The committee has scheduled a public briefing on the Bill by officers of the Department of Resources on Monday, 29 April 2024.

Information about public hearing/s will be published here once details are finalised.

Committee’s report

The committee is due to table its report on 7 June 2024. The report will be published here.

Timeline

To register your expression of interest to attend any of the above public hearings, please fill out and submit the snapform here.