North Queensland Land Council

OrganisationReferenced in 3 bills

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Natural Resources and Other Legislation (GDA2020) Amendment Bill 2019

This bill updates Queensland's spatial positioning standards to the new national Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 (GDA2020) across 13 pieces of legislation. It also streamlines state land management, creates a faster pathway for Traditional Owners to receive freehold land under Indigenous Land Use Agreements, and extends the Cape York Peninsula region boundary to support Aboriginal land ownership near the Daintree National Park.

23/10/2019· PASSED· Hon A Lynham MP
Government & ElectionsFirst NationsTechnology & Digital
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Environmental Protection (Efficiency and Streamlining) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

This bill reforms Queensland's environmental regulation to reduce red tape and improve responsiveness. It introduces a new risk-based system for classifying and regulating environmentally relevant activities, streamlines environmental impact assessments, strengthens groundwater protections for bore owners, and creates a single permit for tourism operators working across multiple public land tenures.

20/11/2025· 2nd reading to be moved· Hon A Powell MP
EnvironmentBusiness & EconomyRegional Queensland

Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022

This bill modernises Queensland's environmental protection laws by amending the Environmental Protection Act 1994 and several related Acts. It streamlines regulatory processes for environmental authorities and impact assessments, strengthens compliance powers for environmental inspectors, creates temporary authority provisions for emergency situations, improves contaminated land management, and bans mining in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.

12/10/2022· PASSED with amendment· Hon M Scanlon MP
EnvironmentBusiness & EconomyRegional Queensland
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