Mining Notes

Queensland's coal royalty pantomime

Queensland packs policy punch in its own Critical Minerals Strategy

Queensland State Coal Royalties: Out of step with all other jurisdictions

Big changes to big data: Queensland's new approach to exploration data

Briefing note – NROLA Act introduces amendments to the MRA and PAGA

Queensland’s mining sector set to experience significant changes to financial assurance and rehabilitation requirements with proposed reforms

Mining projects in Queensland typically require financial assurance (FA), a form of financial security/bonding provided to the Government to cover costs …

High Court reconfirms object commercial purpose test for construction of contracts

This is a summary of a High Court decision made in the case of Ecosse Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Dee Gee Nominees Pty Ltd [2017] HCA 12 in dispute of a …

Queensland explores mining rehabilitation and financial assurance reforms

At a glance The Queensland Government has proposed broad policy and legislative reform in relation to financial assurance and mine rehabilitation with a …

Parliamentary Inquiry Report into FIFO and other long distance commuting work practices in regional Queensland released

On 9 October 2015 the Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources Committee released its “Parliamentary Inquiry report into FIFO and other long …

Update - Innovative Resources Tenures Framework, Queensland

On 12 October 2015, Herbert Smith Freehills attended the Queensland Department of Natural Resources & Mines workshop on the Innovative Resources …

Mining and petroleum tenure reform in Queensland

Material changes are proposed to the tenures under which minerals and petroleum are explored for in Queensland. The Department of Natural Resources and …

Qld: Extension of termination date for the Queensland Rail 2008 undertaking

On 9 April 2015, Queensland Rail (QR) requested an extension to the termination date of the QR Network Access Undertaking (2008) June 2010 (2008 Access …