Common Provisions Act 2014 set for imminent commencement

The key areas affected by the Common Provisions Act are the overlapping tenement and land access regimes.

The remaining provisions of the Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014 will commence on 27 September 2016. We understand the Mineral and Energy (Common Provisions) Regulation 2016 will be gazetted on 23 September 2106.

Background to the Common Provisions Act

The Common Provisions Act is the first step towards having one Act that governs resources in Queensland instead of five.

The Common Provisions Acts makes amendments to key areas of the current resources legislation:

• changes to the land access regime for resource authorities, including the restricted land regime;