Queensland Moves to Cut Mining Approval Delays
The bill would leave environmental impacts to a separate process and narrow formal objections to landowners or occupiers within 125 kilometres.
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Queensland moves to cut mining approval delays
Image: Wolf/stock.adobe.comQueensland has introduced mining approval reforms which aim to reduce delays to new resource projects while upholding the state’s environmental standards. The state government introduced the Mineral Resources Objections Reform and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026 to Parliament on September 15, addressing the interaction between the Mineral Resources Act 1989 (MRA) and Environmental Protection Act […] Australian Mi…
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‘Fossil fuel free-for-all’: Queensland to block ‘activists’ from objecting to mining leases
The laws would prohibit objections from anyone living more than 125km away from a mining project, while also limiting the grounds for challenges.
New legislative changes in Queensland are poised to significantly shortail the publicÂs ability to object to proposed mining operations, including those for coal. The contentious reforms, which requires ministerial consent for short challenges and imposes strict geographical limitations on objectors, have dread criticism from environmental advocacy groups and political parties like, who argue the [...]
‘Lawfare’ in State’s sights with mining lease reforms - Industry Queensland
The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies has welcomed Queensland mining lease reforms, including moves the State Government describes as stamping out 'environmental lawfare'. The changes to the approvals system should help reduce unnecessary delay and uncertainty while maintaining appropriate opportunities for genuine community concerns to be considered, AMEC chief executive officer Warren Pearce said. “Queensland has enormous resourc…
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