State Development Areas

State Development and Public Works Organisation (Critical Minerals) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026

This bill overhauls the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 to help the Queensland Government fast-track major projects, especially in the critical minerals sector. It creates a new class of 'State strategic projects' that can access faster approvals, easier land access and a powerful new 'modification order' that can change how other laws apply to a project. It also modernises infrastructure planning for resource regions and updates the Coordinator-General's land, investigation and enforcement powers.