Current trends and regulatory changes for the mining industry in QLD – a quick review

17 January, 2013
If announcements are anything to go by, the immediate future for the mining industry at a regulatory level is looking brighter. The Queensland Government has announced their intention to attempt to decrease the inefficiencies that currently exist at a compliance level in the resources sector. Accordingly, the Queensland Government has recently enacted legislation to streamline … Read more

Another phase of the Streamlining Act rolled out

25 October, 2012
The latest phase in the slow roll out of the Mines Legislation (Streamlining) Amendment Act 2012, which was passed by State Parliament in August 2012, began last week, though it is not known when the remainder of the legislation will commence. However given the extent of modification to the existing tenure administration regime, particularly in … Read more