Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development
OrganisationReferenced in 3 bills
Appropriation (Supplementary 2024-2025) Bill 2025
This bill formally approves $5.74 billion in government spending that exceeded the original 2024-25 budget across 16 departments. It is a standard constitutional process — the money has already been spent and reviewed by the Auditor-General, and Parliament must now formally authorise it.
Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment Bill 2025
This bill allows greenhouse gas exploration wells in the Great Artesian Basin to be converted into water supply bores for local landholders, rather than being plugged and abandoned. It was introduced after the 2024 ban on greenhouse gas storage in the Great Artesian Basin ended the only exploration permit (EPQ10), held by CTSCo, leaving several wells that need to be decommissioned.
Regional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026
This bill protects the Condamine Alluvium — a large underground water source vital to Darling Downs farming — from damage by coal seam gas (CSG) operations. It delivers on a Queensland Government election commitment to require gas companies to prove new projects will not harm the aquifer, while also expanding compensation rights for landholders affected by ground subsidence from CSG extraction.