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Committee's Report

The committee tabled its Report No. 10, 58th Parliament - Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment Bill 2025 on Friday, 17 October 2025. The report will be debated in the Legislative Assembly in due course.

View: Report
View: Executive Summary

ABOUT THE BILL

On 26 August 2025 the Hon. Dale Last, Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development introduced the Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment Bill 2025 into the Queensland Parliament.  The Bill was referred to the Primary Industries and Resources Committee for detailed consideration. 

View: Explanatory speech 
View: Bill 
View: Explanatory Notes 
View: Statement of compatibility

The primary objectives of the Bill are to amend the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 (the GGS Act) to: 

1. Enable the former holder of the ended greenhouse gas (GHG) exploration permit EPQ10, Carbon Transport and Storage Corporation (CTSCo), to convert a GHG well on EPQ10 to a water supply bore; and 

2. Enable the transfer of ownership of a converted water supply bore to a landholder on whose property the bore is located; and

3. Streamline the development approval process for the conversion works and water licensing for landowners receiving a converted bore.

submissions

Submissions closed at 12.00pm on Tuesday, 16 September 2025. Submissions accepted by the committee are available on the webpage under the "View submissions" tab.

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