Queensland Urban Utilities
OrganisationReferenced in 3 bills
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.
Forest Wind Farm Development Bill 2020
This bill creates a special legal framework to allow a major wind farm to be built in Queensland State forests. It enables up to 226 wind turbines producing 1200 megawatts of renewable energy in the Toolara, Tuan and Neerdie State forests near Gympie, while allowing existing plantation forestry to continue. The bill also fixes unrelated planning issues in the Springfield development area in Ipswich.
Economic Development and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018
This bill makes wide-ranging improvements to Queensland's economic development and planning legislation. It streamlines how Priority Development Areas are managed, expands the Queensland Reconstruction Authority's role to include disaster prevention and resilience (not just recovery), and makes administrative improvements to infrastructure planning and the planning courts.