Department of Resources

Queensland Budget 2021-22 · Palaszczuk Government

Minister
Scott Stewart MP
Department head
Acting Director-General Mike Kaiser

As at budget day (2021-06-15)

$335.9M
Total expenses
$12.1M
Capital program
$7M
1 tracked measure
1,535
FTE staff

Across budgets

Tracked across 6 budgets (2021-22 to 2026-27).

Key service areas

Land ServicesMinerals and Energy Resources ServicesNative Title and Indigenous Land Services

Budget initiatives

Native Title Compensation$6.7MContinuingAnnounced

$27.6 million ($6.7 million in 2021-22) to continue the work of the Native Title Compensation Office managing native title compensation claims in Queensland, plus $4.5 million to address land administration requirements in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Funding continues the work of managing native title compensation claims and land administration in First Nations communities.

2021-22: $6.7M

General Government operating, $27.6 million total with $6.7 million in 2021-22 for the Native Title Compensation Office.

Forward estimates

Year-by-year allocations for 1 measure with published forward profiles.

Measure2021-22Total
Native Title Compensation$6.7M$6.7M
Total$6.7M$6.7M

Performance metrics

Service standards from the Service Delivery Statement. Targets and actuals as published.

MetricPrior targetActualTarget
2024-252024-252025-26
Percentage of native title claims resolved by agreement between the parties>50%100%>75%
Average percentage adjustment to annual statutory land valuations, resulting from all properly made objections≤8%6.4%≤8%
Average cost per valuation<$20$13.27<$20
Notification of directly impacted stakeholders prior to the release of new areas for resource exploration or production by competitive tender90%98%90%
Average cost of all tenure processing transactions≤$2,200$741≤$2,200

Source: Service Delivery Statement. Prior target and actual are for 2024-25; target is for 2025-26.

Source document

Service Delivery Statement — Department of Resources (PDF)

Last updated: 2026-06-21. Factual information from published budget documents.