On Saturday 28 March 2020, the Fair Work Commission made its second determination in an effort to preserve the ongoing viability of businesses and jobs in response to the challenges ...
On Saturday 28 March 2020, the Fair Work Commission made its second determination in an effort to preserve the ongoing viability of businesses and jobs in response to the challenges being experienced by employers and employees as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Keveri Project is located 200 kilometres southeast of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and is situated on the Papuan Mobile Fold Belt, a geologic area in PNG that hosts numerous copper-gold deposits.
The Queensland Government has released more than 7,000 km² of land for petroleum and gas and coal exploration.
There is increasing interest in the development of Australia’s hydrogen industry, bolstered by some early wins and growing investment into research and development.
In one of Queensland’s largest ever land releases, the State Government yesterday (30 October 2019) announced the release of an additional 30,000 square kilometres of new land for oil & gas exploration in basins across the State.
Dr Anthony Lynham, Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy has introduced legislation to Parliament to establish an independent safety and health regulatory body funded by a levy on Queensland resources companies.
The Queensland Government has opened five new areas of Queensland’s Bowen Basin for tenders to explore for coking and thermal coal.
South Australia’s Minister for Energy and Mining, the Hon. Dan van Holst Pellekaan, last week (27 May 2019) announced that bidding is now open for a total of eight new Petroleum Exploration Licences (PELs) in the Cooper and Otway Basins.
At a state level, owners and users of all land in Queensland have a General Biosecurity Obligation (GBO) under the Biosecurity Act 2014 (Qld).
Coinciding with the 2019 APPEA Conference, the Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy has announced the release of 11 areas, totalling 3,742 square kilometres, now open to competitive non-cash tenders for petroleum and gas exploration in the Surat, Bowen and Drummond basins.
In a split judgment 2:1, the Court of Appeal has confirmed the Planning and Environment Court’s decision that a local government’s planning scheme can make clearing Category X vegetation assessable development. This is despite the Planning Regulation 2017 providing that clearing Category X vegetation is ‘exempt clearing work’.
New reforms to the Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014 have made it clear that Queensland landholders can be reimbursed for out of pocket expenses reasonably and necessarily incurred in preparing and negotiating a conduct and compensation agreement (CCA) regardless of whether an agreement is reached.
Cooper Grace Ward acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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