Date: 07 Sep 2015, Filed under: Energy & Natural Resources
What happens if under the Emission Reduction Fund (ERF) you enter into a contract with the Clean Energy Regulator (the Regulator) promising to deliver...
Date: 17 Apr 2014, Filed under: Energy & Natural Resources
The recent decision in Hancock Coal Pty Ltd v Kelly & Ors and Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (No. 4) [2014] QLC 12 is a positive step...
Date: 15 Apr 2014, Filed under: Energy & Natural Resources, Native Title, Cultural Heritage
On Friday 4 April 2014, the Queensland Government announced the release of six areas for petroleum and gas exploration through non-cash competitive tender....
Date: 15 Apr 2014, Filed under: Energy & Natural Resources, Environmental & Planning Law
The Regional Planning Interests Bill 2013 (Qld) (Bill) was passed with amendments by the Queensland Parliament on 20 March 2014. The Regional Planning...
Date: 07 Mar 2014, Filed under: Energy & Natural Resources, Resources
The Queensland Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Andrew Cripps, has announced that the Water Act 2000 (Water Act) will be reviewed over the next...
Date: 05 Mar 2014, Filed under: Energy & Natural Resources, Environmental & Planning Law
The effectiveness and efficiency of Queensland’s protected plants framework is under the spotlight. The Queensland State Government is undergoing two stages...
Date: 27 Feb 2014, Filed under: Building & Construction law, Industrial Relations, Energy & Natural Resources, Employment Law
In the last week of February 2014, the Coalition Government is due to introduce a bill to the Parliament that implements the first tranche of its Policy...
Date: 14 Feb 2014, Filed under: Energy & Natural Resources
The Western Australian Contaminated Sites Act 2003 (CS Act) and Contaminated Sites Regulations 2006 (Regulations) are currently undergoing their five year...
Date: 03 Feb 2014, Filed under: Energy & Natural Resources, Environmental & Planning Law
Queensland’s coal seam gas (CSG) boom spurned a flurry of international takeovers in the last decade. The multi-billion dollar LNG export projects being...
Date: 14 Jan 2014, Filed under: Energy & Natural Resources, Environmental & Planning Law
On 13 December 2013, the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments entered into a revised assessment bilateral agreement (Revised Assessment Bilateral) under...
