Department of Resources

Queensland Budget 2022-23 · Palaszczuk Government

Minister
Scott Stewart MP
Department head
Acting Director-General Mark Cridland

As at budget day (2022-06-21)

$375.1M
Total expenses
$10.1M
Capital program
$16M
1 tracked measure
1,425
FTE staff

Key service areas

Land ServicesMinerals and Energy Resources Services

Budget initiatives

Queensland Resources Industry Development Plan$16.2MNewAnnounced

$68.5 million over five years to implement the Queensland Resources Industry Development Plan, a 30-year vision for the resources industry, including an additional $17.5 million over four years for the Collaborative Exploration Initiative to make more new economy mineral discoveries.

The resources industry gets a long-term plan and exploration funding to grow and diversify into new economy minerals like copper, vanadium and cobalt, supporting regional jobs.

2022-23: $16.2M2023-24: $17.4M2024-25: $10.7M2025-26: $6.9M

Whole-of-government operating, $68.5 million over 5 years spread across 7 agencies. $16.2M is the 2022-23 package total from Table 1.2 (Department of Resources leads with $11 million in 2022-23).

Forward estimates

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

Measure2022-232023-242024-252025-26Total
Queensland Resources Industry Development Plan$16.2M$17.4M$10.7M$6.9M$51.2M
Total$16.2M$17.4M$10.7M$6.9M$51.2M

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>75%91.6%>60%
Average cost per valuation<$20$16.37<$20
Notification of directly impacted stakeholders prior to the release of new areas for resource exploration or production by competitive tender90%100%90%
Average cost of all tenure processing transactions≤$2,200$922.24≤$2,200
Average cost of acquiring, maintaining and providing spatial information per thousand user accesses≤$45$26.03≤$45

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.