Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
OrganisationReferenced in 4 bills
Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment Bill 2025
This bill allows disused greenhouse gas exploration wells to be converted into water supply bores and given to rural landholders for free. After Queensland banned carbon storage in the Great Artesian Basin in 2024, the company CTSCo was left with wells that would normally be plugged and abandoned. This bill instead lets those wells be repurposed as a useful water resource for farming.
Major Sports Facilities and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
This bill updates Queensland's major sports facilities and major events laws. It removes liquor licensing barriers so Gold Coast stadiums can host concerts until 10:30pm like Suncorp Stadium, significantly increases penalties for ticket scalping, modernises the Stadiums Queensland board, and improves the flexibility of event regulation. The bill was passed with amendment.
Major Sports Facilities and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
This bill makes several changes to Queensland's major sports facilities and major events laws. It allows Gold Coast stadiums to host concerts until 10:30pm (matching Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane), significantly increases penalties for ticket scalping, modernises Stadiums Queensland's board governance, and updates advertising restrictions to cover drones.
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.