Environmental Law

Mining update: changes to approval processes in Queensland and New South Wales

Contact: James Plumb & Johanna Kennerley, Carter Newell (Queensland, Australia)

Land Court Objections for Environmental Authorities re-introduced On Friday 17 July 2015, the State Development and Public Works Organisation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 (bill) was passed. The bill was originally introduced into Queensland Parliament by the Minister for Natural Resources and Mines and State Development (Minister) with the stated aim of restoring community objection rights relating to mining developments. The most significant amendment is the repeal of s 47D of the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 2015 (Qld) (SDPWOA), previously introduced by the Newman LNP government.  

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