Mineral Resources (Galilee Basin) Amendment Bill 2018
Bill Journey
Referred to State Development, Natural Resources and Agricultural Industry Development Committee
Lapsed6 Oct 2020
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Plain English Summary
Overview
This bill would have banned all coal mining in Queensland's Galilee Basin, including terminating Adani's existing mining leases for the Carmichael mine. It was a Greens private member's bill based on the 2018 IPCC report finding that coal must be phased out globally by 2050 to limit dangerous climate change. The bill lapsed and did not become law.
Who it affects
Coal mining companies would have lost their Galilee Basin mining rights without compensation. Regional communities would have seen neither the jobs nor environmental impacts of large-scale coal mining.
Key changes
- Prohibited any new coal mining leases in the Galilee Basin
- Terminated existing coal mining leases held by Adani for the Carmichael mine
- Explicitly excluded compensation for affected mining companies
- Required the Minister to report to Parliament on actions taken