As part of the Queensland State Budget, the Palaszczuk
Government has introduced new market-led proposal guidelines
(MLP Guidelines), aimed at harnessing the
knowledge and expertise of the private sector in developing their
market-led proposals (MLP) through the provision
of a transparent and accountable methodology. The Government
intends that these MLP Guidelines will allow government to engage
more seamlessly with industry to secure new projects and
investment, by providing proponents with consistency and clarity
about the Government's assessment process.
The MLP Guidelines provide a similar process to the unsolicited,
or market-led, proposal regimes that have been updated in New South
Wales and Victoria in the last 18 months, both of which promote the
development of market-led proposals for private sector investment
in State infrastructure. Queensland's previous regime for
unsolicited proposals, or 'exclusive mandates', was brief,
set a high benchmark, and
