Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991
LegislationReferenced in 7 bills
Nature Conservation and Other Legislation (Indigenous Joint Management - Moreton Island) Amendment Bill 2020
This bill enables joint management of Moreton Island's national parks and conservation areas between the Queensland Government and the Quandamooka People, following the Federal Court's recognition of their native title in 2019. It transfers protected area land to the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation as Aboriginal land while maintaining its conservation status through a jointly managed arrangement.
Natural Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
This bill makes sweeping changes across Queensland's natural resources, land, water and energy laws. It streamlines exploration permit processes with 15-year caps and more flexible work programs, creates a new dispute resolution system for state land subleases, strengthens water compliance enforcement, and establishes CleanCo as a government clean energy company to boost electricity market competition.
Trusts Bill 2024
This bill would replace Queensland's 50-year-old trusts legislation with a modernised law based on a Queensland Law Reform Commission review. It clarifies the powers and duties of trustees, makes it easier to replace trustees who die or lose capacity, and provides cheaper options for resolving trust disputes. The bill lapsed and did not become law when the 57th Parliament ended.
Trusts Bill 2025
This bill replaces Queensland's 50-year-old trust law with modern legislation. It clarifies the powers and duties of trustees, makes it easier to replace trustees who die or become incapacitated, and gives beneficiaries clearer rights to see how their trust is being managed.
Land, Explosives and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018
This bill makes wide-ranging changes across the Natural Resources, Mines and Energy portfolio. It strengthens explosives safety and security including automatic licence cancellation for domestic violence perpetrators, modernises compliance powers for State land, facilitates electronic property conveyancing, protects Cape York heritage land from mining, and supports Indigenous land ownership.
Nature Conservation (Special Wildlife Reserves) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018
This bill creates 'special wildlife reserves' - a new type of protected area for private land that provides the same level of protection as national parks. Landholders voluntarily enter perpetual agreements with the government to protect their land from mining, forestry and other incompatible uses, while retaining ownership. The bill also extends Great Barrier Reef environmental protections to activities crossing into Commonwealth waters.
Land and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2023
This bill makes wide-ranging changes to how Queensland manages state land, names places, and ensures resource companies pay their local council rates. It streamlines land administration by removing duplicate assessments, makes it easier to change offensive place names and recognise First Nations names, and gives local governments stronger tools to collect rates from petroleum, geothermal, and greenhouse gas companies.