Near enough is not good enough when consulting with land owners

Key Points:

Energy and resources proponents should be very careful in the descriptions that they provide to owners in negotiation notices, Consultation Notices and notices of entry under the various pieces of resources legislation.

Legislative land access amendments introduced progressively across all energy and resources sectors in Queensland over the last two years have been designed to facilitate continued growth in exploration and development activity across key parts of the State, while ensuring access to private land is appropriately regulated and occurs in a transparent and equitable manner. This land access regime includes requirements for proponents, prior to carrying out certain activities, to issue various notices to affected landowners and occupiers.