North Stradbroke Island Protection and Sustainability (Renewal of Mining Leases) Amendment Bill 2015

Introduced: 27/10/2015By: Mr Knuth MPStatus: Discharged

Environment First Nations Regional Queensland

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Plain English Summary

Overview

This bill would have ended sand mining on North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah) by the end of 2024, with land rehabilitation allowed to continue until the end of 2029. It amended the North Stradbroke Island Protection and Sustainability Act 2011 to shrink where mining could occur and to block any lease renewals beyond 2029. The bill was discharged and did not become law.

Who it affects

Island residents, Quandamooka traditional owners and environmental groups would see mining end earlier, while Sibelco and its workers would face a shorter mining timeframe with rehabilitation work continuing to 2029.

Key changes

Brought the end date for sand mining on North Stradbroke Island forward from 2035 to 31 December 2024
Allowed rehabilitation of mined land in the region to continue until 31 December 2029
Confined mining on leases 1105, 1117 and 1120 to a defined 'restricted mine path' shown on a new map (Schedule 2B)
Prevented the three mining leases from being renewed beyond the end of 2029
Was introduced as a private member's bill by Mr Knuth MP and later discharged, so none of the changes took effect

How this affects you

Environment

•Sand mining on North Stradbroke Island would end by the end of 2024, over a decade earlier than the existing 2035 timelineClause 3Amends the Object of the Act to end mining activities in the North Stradbroke Island Region by the end of 2024.
•Rehabilitation of mined land on the island would continue until the end of 2029 to help restore the environmentClause 3Allows for rehabilitation of land in the region to happen up until the end of 2029.
•Mining on leases 1105, 1117 and 1120 would be confined to a smaller 'restricted mine path' shown on a mapClauses 4 and 5Inserts a new Schedule 2B defining the restricted mine path and limits mineral winning to that area.
•The bill was discharged, so sand mining continued under the existing legal timeline rather than this earlier end date

First Nations

•An earlier end to sand mining on Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) was proposed as part of a longstanding debate over mining, Aboriginal land rights and the environmentThe explanatory notes frame the bill in the context of interconnected issues of mining, Aboriginal land rights and the environment on North Stradbroke Island.
•The bill was discharged, so the proposed earlier mining shutdown did not proceed

Regional Queensland

•Island residents and businesses would have a clearer, earlier transition timeline with mining ending in 2024 and rehabilitation work on the island running to 2029Clauses 3 and 4
•Mining jobs on North Stradbroke Island would wind down sooner, with the Queensland Government's planned Economic Transition Strategy expected to help diversify the local economyThe bill is designed to provide a realistic period to transition NSI towards a sustainable economic future alongside the Economic Transition Strategy.
•Because the bill was discharged, the earlier end date and transition timing did not take effect

Bill Journey

Introduced27 Oct 2015

First Reading

Committee

Committee Report3 May 2016

Committee report tabled

Second Reading

Referenced Entities

Sectors Affected

Conservation Land Management Indigenous Affairs Mineral Mining Quarrying

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North Stradbroke Island Protection and Sustainability (Renewal of Mining Leases) Amendment Bill 2015

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