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ARTICLE · 29 MAY 2016

MOLA rolls on after Committee's Report—But will there be further changes?

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The Committee has recommended that MOLA be passed, however, it has recommended a number of changes.

AustraliaEnergy and Natural Resources
James Minchinton
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The Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources Committee has now tabled its report on the Mining and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 (Qld) (MOLA). This report appears to be the final document in the current round of cascading amendments to resources legislation in Queensland. The report recommends some minor changes to MOLA, which amends the Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014 (Qld) (MERCPA), which in turn amends and supplants various other pieces of resources legislation.

MOLA's purpose is to deliver on a number of election promises made by the Queensland Government concerning mining and resources, most notably about objection rights and restricted land. The aim of a number of these MOLA amendments is to generally restore the position that existed prior to MERCPA rather than to introduce extensive changes to the legislation (to find out more about the MOLA amendments, see Foreshadowed changes to Queensland resources legislation

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