Department of Resources
Queensland Budget 2021-22 · Palaszczuk Government
As at budget day (2021-06-15)
Across budgets
Tracked across 6 budgets (2021-22 to 2026-27).
Key service areas
Budget initiatives
$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.
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.
| Measure | 2021-22 | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Metric | Prior target | Actual | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | |
| 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 tender | 90% | 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.