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2026\nContents\nPage\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6\nPart 2 Amendment of Environmental Protection Act 1994\n2 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6\n3 Amendment of s 206 (Environmental authorities for particular resource\nactivities includes particular conditions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6\n4 Insertion of new ch 13, pt 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7\nPart 36 Transitional provision for Regional Planning Interests\n(Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation\nAmendment Act 2026\n862 Non-application of s 206(3) to particular existing or proposed\nwells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8\nPart 3 Amendment of Mineral and Energy Resources (Common\nProvisions) Act 2014\n5 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9\n6 Amendment of ch 3, hdg (Land access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9\n7 Insertion of new ch 3, pt 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9\nPart 9 Condamine Alluvium CSG area\nDivision 1 Preliminary\n101G Purpose of part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9\n101H Definitions for part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10\nDivision 2 Drilling directional well requires agreement\n101I Application of s 43 in relation to drilling directional well 11\nDivision 3 Liability to compensate for CSG-induced subsidence\nSubdivision 1 Subsidence compensation liability\n101J Liability for land in authorised area or access land . . 12\n\nContents\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPage 2\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n101K Liability for particular other land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13\nSubdivision 2 Disputes about subsidence compensation liability\n101L Application of subdivision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14\n101M References to subsidence compensation liability . . . 14\n101N Land Court may hear dispute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15\n101O Review of subsidence compensation by Land Court 15\n101P Land Court decision binding on successors and assigns 16\n8 Insertion of new ch 10, pt 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16\nPart 4 Transitional provisions for Regional Planning Interests\n(Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation\nAmendment Act 2026\n249 Meaning of particular terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17\n250 Application of s 43 in relation to drilling directional well 17\n251 Subsidence compensation liability—affected land that is in an\nauthorised area or access land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18\n252 Subsidence compensation liability—other particular affected\nland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19\n9 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19\nPart 4 Amendment of Regional Planning Interests Act 2014\n10 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21\n11 Insertion of new s 5A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21\n5A Application of Act in relation to Condamine Alluvium CSG\narea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21\n12 Insertion of new s 11A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21\n11A Condamine Alluvium CSG area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21\n13 Amendment of pt 2 (Restrictions on resource and regulated activities in\nareas of regional interest) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22\n14 Insertion of new pt 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22\nPart 11 Transitional provisions for Regional Planning Interests\n(Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation\nAmendment Act 2026\n110 Definition for part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22\n111 Existing assessment applications for CSG activities in\nCondamine Alluvium CSG area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22\n112 Existing regional interests development approval for CSG\nactivities in Condamine Alluvium CSG area . . . . . . . 23\n113 Proceedings for particular offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23\n15 Amendment of sch 1 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24\nPart 5 Amendment of Regional Planning Interests Regulation 2014\n\nContents\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPage 3\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n16 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24\n17 Insertion of new pt 3A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24\nPart 3A Condamine Alluvium CSG area\n10A Condamine Alluvium CSG area—Act, s 11A . . . . . . 25\nPart 6 Other amendments\n18 Legislation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25\nSchedule 1 Other amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26\nMineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014 26\nPetroleum Act 1923 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27\nPetroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 . . . . . . . . 27\nRegional Planning Interests Regulation 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27\n\n2026\nA Bill\nfor\nAn Act to amend the Environmental Protection Act 1994, the\nMineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014,\nthe Regional Planning Interests Act 2014, the Regional Planning\nInterests Regulation 2014 and the legislation mentioned in\nschedule 1 for particular purposes\n\n[s 1]\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPart 1 Preliminary\nPage 6\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nThe Parliament of Queensland enacts—\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Regional Planning Interests\n(Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Act\n2026.\nPart 2 Amendment of Environmental\nProtection Act 1994\n2 Act amended\nThis part amends the Environmental Protection Act 1994.\n3 Amendment of s 206 (Environmental authorities for\nparticular resource activities includes particular\nconditions)\n(1) Section 206—\ninsert—\n(2A) Further, an environmental authority issued for a\nCSG activity in the Condamine Alluvium CSG\narea is taken to include a condition prohibiting the\nrelease of contaminants, by the operation of a\nwell—\n(a) into waters in the Condamine Alluvium\nCSG area; and\n(b) resulting in water quality that is inconsistent\nwith the water quality objectives that apply\nto the waters.\n1\n2\nClause 3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\nClause 9\n10\nClause 11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n\n[s 4]\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPart 2 Amendment of Environmental Protection Act 1994\nPage 7\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nNote—\nThis subsection does not apply to particular existing or\nproposed wells—see section 862.\n(2) Section 206(3), ‘or (2)’—\nomit, insert—\n, (2) or (3)\n(3) Section 206(4)—\ninsert—\nCondamine Alluvium CSG area see the Regional\nPlanning Interests Act 2014, section 11A.\noperation, of a well, means any stage of the life of\nthe well, including, for example, the drilling,\ncompletion, operation, suspension or\ndecommissioning of the well.\nwater quality objectives means the water quality\nobjectives prescribed by an environmental\nprotection policy.\n(4) Section 206(2A) to (4)—\nrenumber as section 206(3) to (5).\n4 Insertion of new ch 13, pt 36\nChapter 13—\ninsert—\nPart 36 Transitional provision\nfor Regional Planning\nInterests (Condamine\nAlluvium) and Other\nLegislation\nAmendment Act 2026\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\nClause 20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n\n[s 4]\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPart 2 Amendment of Environmental Protection Act 1994\nPage 8\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n862 Non-application of s 206(3) to particular\nexisting or proposed wells\n(1) Section 206(3) as in force on the commencement\ndoes not apply in relation to a well—\n(a) that, on the commencement, is authorised\nunder an environmental authority; or\n(b) that is the subject of an existing application\ngranted after the commencement.\n(2) Subsection (1) continues to apply to the well even\nif—\n(a) the environmental authority authorising the\nwell—\n(i) is amended to expand or otherwise\nchange the stages of the operation of\nthe well that are authorised under the\nauthority; or\n(ii) is replaced by a new environmental\nauthority authorising the operation of\nthe well; or\n(b) the holder of the environmental authority\nauthorising the well changes.\nNote—\nSee schedule 4, definition holder, paragraphs 3\nand 4.\n(3) In this section—\nexisting application means either of the following\napplications made but not decided before the\ncommencement—\n(a) an application for an environmental\nauthority;\n(b) an amendment application for an\nenvironmental authority.\noperation, of a well, see section 206(5) as in force\non the commencement.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n34\n\n[s 5]\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPart 3 Amendment of Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014\nPage 9\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nPart 3 Amendment of Mineral and\nEnergy Resources (Common\nProvisions) Act 2014\n5 Act amended\nThis part amends the Mineral and Energy Resources\n(Common Provisions) Act 2014.\nNote—\nSee also the amendments in schedule 1.\n6 Amendment of ch 3, hdg (Land access)\nChapter 3, heading, after ‘access’—\ninsert—\nand impact on land\n7 Insertion of new ch 3, pt 9\nChapter 3—\ninsert—\nPart 9 Condamine Alluvium\nCSG area\nDivision 1 Preliminary\n101G Purpose of part\nThe purpose of this part is to provide additional\nprotection to owners or occupiers of private land\nin the Condamine Alluvium CSG area (affected\nland) who may be affected by the carrying out of\nCSG activities.\n1\n2\n3\nClause 4\n5\n6\n7\n8\nClause 9\n10\n11\n12\nClause 13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n\n[s 7]\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPart 3 Amendment of Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014\nPage 10\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n101H Definitions for part\nIn this part—\naffected land see section 101G.\nCSG activity means an activity involving\nexploring for or producing coal seam gas.\nCSG-induced subsidence means sinking of the\nground resulting from CSG activities.\nCSG resource authority means—\n(a) an authority to prospect under the P&G Act\nthat authorises exploring and testing for coal\nseam gas; or\n(b) a petroleum lease under the P&G Act that\nauthorises the production of coal seam gas.\neligible subsidence claimant means an eligible\nsubsidence claimant under section 101J(2) or\n101K(2).\nsubsidence compensatable effect, suffered by an\nowner or occupier of affected land because of a\nCSG resource authority, means an effect suffered\nby the owner or occupier—\n(a) resulting from the impact of CSG-induced\nsubsidence that—\n(i) is caused by authorised activities\ncarried out under the CSG resource\nauthority, whether or not the activities\nwere carried out on the owner’s or\noccupier’s land; and\n(ii) affects the ability to carry out\nagricultural activities, or the\nproductivity of agricultural activities\ncarried out, on the owner’s or\noccupier’s land; and\n(b) that—\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n\n[s 7]\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPart 3 Amendment of Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014\nPage 11\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n(i) is of a kind mentioned in section 81(4),\ndefinition compensatable effect,\nparagraph (a)(i) to (v) or (b); or\n(ii) would be of a kind mentioned in\nsection 81(4), definition\ncompensatable effect, paragraph (a)(i)\nto (v) or (b) if the authorised activities\nmentioned in paragraph (a)(i) were\ncarried out on the owner’s or occupier’s\nland.\nsubsidence compensation liability, to an eligible\nsubsidence claimant, see section 101J(3)(a) or\n101K(3).\nDivision 2 Drilling directional well\nrequires agreement\n101I Application of s 43 in relation to drilling\ndirectional well\n(1) This section applies in relation to drilling a\ndirectional well in the authorised area, or a part of\nthe authorised area, of a CSG resource authority\nto the extent the area or part of the area is affected\nland.\n(2) For section 43, drilling the directional well is an\nadvanced activity for the CSG resource authority.\n(3) Subsection (2) applies—\n(a) whether or not the drilling would otherwise\nbe an advanced activity under section 15A;\nand\n(b) whether or not another advanced activity is\ncarried out on the affected land under the\nCSG resource authority.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n\n[s 7]\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPart 3 Amendment of Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014\nPage 12\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nDivision 3 Liability to compensate for\nCSG-induced subsidence\nSubdivision 1 Subsidence compensation\nliability\n101J Liability for land in authorised area or access\nland\n(1) This section applies in relation to affected land\nthat is—\n(a) in the authorised area of a CSG resource\nauthority; or\n(b) access land for the CSG resource authority.\n(2) The CSG resource authority holder is liable to\ncompensate the owner or occupier of the affected\nland (each an eligible subsidence claimant) for\neach subsidence compensatable effect suffered by\nthe eligible subsidence claimant because of the\nCSG resource authority.\n(3) The CSG resource authority holder’s liability to\ncompensate an eligible subsidence claimant under\nsubsection (2)—\n(a) is the holder’s subsidence compensation\nliability to the claimant; and\n(b) is also—\n(i) the holder’s compensation liability to\nthe claimant under section 81; or\n(ii) if the holder has other compensation\nliability to the claimant under section\n81—a part of the holder’s\ncompensation liability to the claimant\nunder section 81.\n(4) To remove any doubt, it is declared that, for\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n\n[s 7]\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPart 3 Amendment of Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014\nPage 13\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\napplying subsection (3)(b) under part 7, the\neligible subsidence claimant is an eligible\nclaimant under section 81.\n(5) This section does not limit the circumstances in\nwhich a resource authority holder’s compensation\nliability to an eligible claimant under section 81\nmay be or include liability for an effect resulting\nfrom subsidence suffered by the claimant.\n101K Liability for particular other land\n(1) This section applies in relation to affected land\nthat is—\n(a) within the prescribed distance outside the\nauthorised area of a CSG resource authority;\nand\n(b) not access land for the CSG resource\nauthority.\n(2) A CSG resource authority holder is liable to\ncompensate the owner or occupier of the affected\nland (each an eligible subsidence claimant) for\neach subsidence compensatable effect suffered by\nthe eligible subsidence claimant because of the\nCSG resource authority.\n(3) The CSG resource authority holder’s liability to\ncompensate an eligible subsidence claimant under\nsubsection (2) is the holder’s subsidence\ncompensation liability to the eligible subsidence\nclaimant.\n(4) In this section—\nprescribed distance means—\n(a) if a regulation prescribes a distance for this\ndefinition—the distance prescribed; or\n(b) otherwise—5 km.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n\n[s 7]\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPart 3 Amendment of Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014\nPage 14\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nSubdivision 2 Disputes about\nsubsidence compensation\nliability\n101L Application of subdivision\n(1) This subdivision applies in relation to a CSG\nresource authority holder’s subsidence\ncompensation liability to an eligible subsidence\nclaimant.\n(2) However, this subdivision does not apply if—\n(a) under part 7—\n(i) the CSG resource authority holder and\neligible subsidence claimant have\nentered into a conduct and\ncompensation agreement relating to the\nholder’s compensation liability to the\nclaimant; or\n(ii) a dispute resolution process involving\nthe CSG resource authority holder’s\ncompensation liability to the eligible\nsubsidence claimant has been started or\ndecided, including by a decision of the\nLand Court; or\n(b) under the CSG resource authority, the CSG\nresource authority holder, or a person\nauthorised by the holder, is carrying out or\nproposing to carry out on the eligible\nsubsidence claimant’s land authorised\nactivities that are advanced activities.\n101M References to subsidence compensation\nliability\nA reference in this subdivision to subsidence\ncompensation liability is taken to include a\nreference to future subsidence compensation\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0002","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 2","content":"[s 7]\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPart 3 Amendment of Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014\nPage 15\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nliability.\n101N Land Court may hear dispute\n(1) This section applies if a dispute about subsidence\ncompensation liability arises between the\nfollowing persons (each a party)—\n(a) the holder of a CSG resource authority;\n(b) an eligible subsidence claimant.\n(2) Either party may apply to the Land Court to\ndecide the dispute.\n(3) The Land Court may make any order it considers\nappropriate to enable or enforce its decision on an\napplication under subsection (2).\n(4) Without limiting subsection (3), the Land Court\nmay do any or all of the following—\n(a) assess all or part of the subsidence\ncompensation liability;\n(b) decide a matter related to the subsidence\ncompensation liability;\n(c) make any order it considers necessary or\ndesirable for a matter mentioned in\nparagraph (a) or (b);\n(d) order non-monetary compensation as well\nas monetary compensation.\n101O Review of subsidence compensation by Land\nCourt\n(1) This section applies if—\n(a) the subsidence compensation liability of a\nCSG resource authority holder to an eligible\nsubsidence claimant (the original\ncompensation) has been decided by the\nLand Court under section 101N; and\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n\n[s 8]\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPart 3 Amendment of Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014\nPage 16\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n(b) there has been a material change in\ncircumstances (the change) since the\ndecision was made.\n(2) Either the CSG resource authority holder or\neligible subsidence claimant may apply to the\nLand Court for a review of the original\ncompensation.\n(3) In carrying out the review, the Land Court may\nreview the original compensation only to the\nextent it is affected by the change.\n(4) If the Land Court considers the original\ncompensation is not affected by the change, it\nmust not carry out or continue with the review.\n(5) The Land Court may, after carrying out the\nreview, decide to confirm the original\ncompensation or amend it in a way the court\nconsiders appropriate.\n101P Land Court decision binding on successors\nand assigns\n(1) This section applies to a decision of the Land\nCourt under section 101N or 101O.\n(2) The decision binds the parties in the proceeding\nthat led to the decision, and each of their\nsuccessors and assigns.\n8 Insertion of new ch 10, pt 4\nChapter 10—\ninsert—\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\nClause 25\n26\n27\n\n[s 8]\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPart 3 Amendment of Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014\nPage 17\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nPart 4 Transitional provisions\nfor Regional Planning\nInterests (Condamine\nAlluvium) and Other\nLegislation\nAmendment Act 2026\n249 Meaning of particular terms\nIf the context permits, a term used in this part and\ndefined in section 101H has the same meaning in\nthis part as it has under that section.\n250 Application of s 43 in relation to drilling\ndirectional well\n(1) Section 101I applies in relation to drilling a\ndirectional well, as mentioned in that section, that\nstarts after the commencement.\n(2) Subsection (1) applies even if drilling the\ndirectional well was an authorised activity for the\nCSG resource authority immediately before the\ncommencement.\n(3) For section 43(1)(a), each of the following is\ntaken to be a conduct and compensation\nagreement about drilling the directional well and\nits effects—\n(a) a conduct and compensation agreement\nbetween the CSG resource authority holder\nand the owner or occupier of the affected\nland about the drilling and its effects that\nwas in effect immediately before the\ncommencement;\n(b) an agreement, other than a conduct and\ncompensation agreement, between the CSG\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n\n[s 8]\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPart 3 Amendment of Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014\nPage 18\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nresource authority holder and the owner or\noccupier of the affected land that—\n(i) provides for the holder making a\nfinancial payment to the owner or\noccupier in relation to the drilling; and\n(ii) was in effect immediately before the\ncommencement.\n(4) Subsection (3) applies in relation to an agreement\neven if the agreement does not expressly provide\nfor compensation for CSG-induced subsidence on\nthe affected land caused by drilling the directional\nwell.\n251 Subsidence compensation liability—affected\nland that is in an authorised area or access\nland\n(1) A CSG resource authority holder’s subsidence\ncompensation liability to an eligible subsidence\nclaimant under section 101J applies in relation\nto—\n(a) a CSG activity carried out under the CSG\nresource authority, whether before or after\nthe commencement; and\n(b) a subsidence compensatable effect suffered\nby the eligible subsidence claimant, whether\nbefore or after the commencement.\n(2) A conduct and compensation agreement between\nthe CSG resource authority holder and the eligible\nsubsidence claimant that was in effect\nimmediately before the commencement—\n(a) continues to apply in relation to the holder’s\ncompensation liability to the claimant; and\n(b) is taken to also apply to the holder’s\nsubsidence compensation liability to the\nclaimant.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n34\n\n[s 9]\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPart 3 Amendment of Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014\nPage 19\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n(3) Subsection (2) applies even if the conduct and\ncompensation agreement does not provide for the\nCSG resource authority holder’s subsidence\ncompensation liability to the eligible subsidence\nclaimant.\n(4) A decision of the Land Court under chapter 3, part\n7 about the CSG resource authority holder’s\ncompensation liability to the eligible subsidence\nclaimant made before the commencement—\n(a) continues to apply in relation to the holder’s\ncompensation liability to the claimant; and\n(b) is taken to also apply to the holder’s\nsubsidence compensation liability to the\nclaimant.\n(5) Subsection (4) applies even if the Land Court’s\ndecision does not provide for the CSG resource\nauthority holder’s subsidence compensation\nliability to the eligible subsidence claimant.\n252 Subsidence compensation liability—other\nparticular affected land\nA CSG resource authority holder’s subsidence\ncompensation liability to an eligible subsidence\nclaimant under section 101K applies in relation\nto—\n(a) a CSG activity carried out under the CSG\nresource authority, whether before or after\nthe commencement; and\n(b) a subsidence compensatable effect suffered\nby the eligible subsidence claimant, whether\nbefore or after the commencement.\n9 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary)\n(1) Schedule 2—\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\nClause 31\n32\n\n[s 9]\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPart 3 Amendment of Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014\nPage 20\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\ninsert—\naffected land, for chapter 3, part 9, see section\n101G.\nCondamine Alluvium CSG area see the Regional\nPlanning Interests Act 2014, section 11A.\nCSG activity, for chapter 3, part 9, see section\n101H.\nCSG-induced subsidence see section 101H.\nCSG resource authority, for chapter 3, part 9, see\nsection 101H.\ndirectional well means a part of a petroleum well,\nwithin the meaning given by the P&G Act, that is\nintentionally not drilled vertically.\neligible subsidence claimant, for chapter 3, part\n9, see section 101H.\nsubsidence compensatable effect, suffered by an\nowner or occupier of affected land because of a\nCSG resource authority, for chapter 3, part 9, see\nsection 101H.\nsubsidence compensation liability, to an eligible\nsubsidence claimant, for chapter 3, part 9, see\nsection 101J(3)(a) or 101K(3).\n(2) Schedule 2, definition compensation liability, paragraph\n(a)(i)—\ninsert—\nNote—\nSee also section 101J(3)(b) for other amounts that are\ncompensation liability to an eligible claimant.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n\n[s 10]\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPart 4 Amendment of Regional Planning Interests Act 2014\nPage 21\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nPart 4 Amendment of Regional\nPlanning Interests Act 2014\n10 Act amended\nThis part amends the Regional Planning Interests Act 2014.\n11 Insertion of new s 5A\nAfter section 5—\ninsert—\n5A Application of Act in relation to Condamine\nAlluvium CSG area\nPart 2 does not apply to carrying out a CSG\nactivity in the Condamine Alluvium CSG area.\nNote—\nGenerally speaking, carrying out a CSG activity in the\nCondamine Alluvium CSG area is regulated under other\nActs, including, for example, the Environmental\nProtection Act, the Mineral and Energy Resources\n(Common Provisions) Act 2014 and the Petroleum and\nGas (Production and Safety) Act 2004.\n12 Insertion of new s 11A\nAfter section 11—\ninsert—\n11A Condamine Alluvium CSG area\nThe Condamine Alluvium CSG area is an area\nthat—\n(a) includes all or part of the aquifer known as\nthe Condamine Alluvium; and\n(b) is shown as the Condamine Alluvium CSG\narea on a map approved by regulation and\npublished on the department’s website.\n1\n2\nClause 3\n4\nClause 5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\nClause 19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n\n[s 13]\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPart 4 Amendment of Regional Planning Interests Act 2014\nPage 22\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n13 Amendment of pt 2 (Restrictions on resource and\nregulated activities in areas of regional interest)\nPart 2, after heading—\ninsert—\nNote—\nSee, however, section 5A in relation to carrying out a\nCSG activity in the Condamine Alluvium CSG area.\n14 Insertion of new pt 11\nAfter part 10—\ninsert—\nPart 11 Transitional provisions\nfor Regional Planning\nInterests (Condamine\nAlluvium) and Other\nLegislation\nAmendment Act 2026\n110 Definition for part\nIn this part—\namendment Act means the Regional Planning\nInterests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other\nLegislation Amendment Act 2026.\n111 Existing assessment applications for CSG\nactivities in Condamine Alluvium CSG area\n(1) This section applies to an assessment\napplication—\n(a) for carrying out a resource activity that is or\nincludes a CSG activity in the Condamine\nAlluvium CSG area; and\nClause 1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\nClause 8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n\n[s 14]\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPart 4 Amendment of Regional Planning Interests Act 2014\nPage 23\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n(b) made but not decided before the\ncommencement.\n(2) The amendment of this Act by the amendment\nAct does not affect the assessment application or\na regional interests development approval granted\nto the applicant.\nNote—\nSee section 32 in relation to withdrawing assessment\napplications.\n112 Existing regional interests development\napproval for CSG activities in Condamine\nAlluvium CSG area\n(1) This section applies to a regional interests\ndevelopment approval—\n(a) for carrying out a resource activity that is or\nincludes a CSG activity in the Condamine\nAlluvium CSG area; and\n(b) that was in effect immediately before the\ncommencement.\n(2) The amendment of this Act by the amendment\nAct does not affect the regional interests\ndevelopment approval.\n(3) This Act as in force immediately before the\ncommencement continues to apply in relation to\nthe regional interests development approval as if\nthe amendment Act had not been enacted.\n113 Proceedings for particular offences\n(1) This section applies in relation to an offence\nagainst former section 19 committed by a person\nbefore the commencement.\n(2) Without limiting the Acts Interpretation Act 1954,\nsection 20, a proceeding for the offence may be\ncontinued or started, and the person may be\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n\n[s 15]\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPart 5 Amendment of Regional Planning Interests Regulation 2014\nPage 24\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nconvicted of and punished for the offence, as if\nsection 5A had not commenced.\n(3) Subsection (2) applies despite the Criminal Code,\nsection 11.\n(4) In this section—\nformer section 19 means section 19 as applying\nbefore the commencement of section 5A.\n15 Amendment of sch 1 (Dictionary)\nSchedule 1—\ninsert—\nCondamine Alluvium CSG area see section 11A.\nCSG activity see the Environmental Protection\nAct, schedule 4.\nPart 5 Amendment of Regional\nPlanning Interests Regulation\n2014\n16 Regulation amended\nThis part amends the Regional Planning Interests Regulation\n2014.\nNote—\nSee also the amendment in schedule 1.\n17 Insertion of new pt 3A\nAfter part 3—\ninsert—\nPart 3A Condamine Alluvium\nCSG area\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\nClause 8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\nClause 17\n18\n19\n20\n21\nClause 22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n\n[s 18]\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPart 6 Other amendments\nPage 25\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n10A Condamine Alluvium CSG area—Act, s 11A\nFor section 11A(b) of the Act, the map titled\n‘Condamine Alluvium CSG area map–version\n1.0’ held by the department is approved.\nNote—\nThe map is published on the department’s website.\nPart 6 Other amendments\n18 Legislation amended\nSchedule 1 amends the legislation it mentions.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\nClause 8\n9\n\nSchedule 1\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPage 26\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nSchedule 1 Other amendments\nsection 18\nMineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions)\nAct 2014\n1 Section 37—\ninsert—\nNote—\nSee also part 9 for other provisions that apply to private\nland in the Condamine Alluvium CSG area.\n2 Section 43(1), after penalty—\ninsert—\nNote—\nSee also section 101I for the application of this section\nin relation to drilling a directional well in the\nCondamine Alluvium CSG area.\n3 Section 45(4), note, ‘section 81’—\nomit, insert—\nsections 81 and 101J\n4 Section 81(2)—\ninsert—\nNote—\nSee also part 9, division 3 in relation to compensation\nliability relating to CSG-induced subsidence on private\nland in the Condamine Alluvium CSG area.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n\nSchedule 1\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPage 27\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n5 Section 92(11), definition party, ‘chapter 3, part 7,’—\nomit.\nPetroleum Act 1923\n1 Section 2, definitions compensation liability, conduct and\ncompensation agreement, conduct and compensation\nagreement requirement and deferral agreement—\nomit.\nPetroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004\n1 Section 560(5)—\ninsert—\naccess land, for a petroleum authority, see the\nCommon Provisions Act, section 47(3).\n2 Schedule 2, definitions access land, access rights,\nconduct and compensation agreement and deferral\nagreement—\nomit.\nRegional Planning Interests Regulation 2014\n1 Section 3(2), note,\n‘www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2012L02240’—\nomit, insert—\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n\nSchedule 1\nRegional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill\n2026\nPage 28\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nwww.legislation.gov.au\n© State of Queensland 2026\n1","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Compared with a narrow planning designation, this Bill materially expands the legal and regulatory scope: it creates substantive, enforceable compensation liabilities for CSG‑induced subsidence (Common Provisions Act, new ss 101J–101K), makes directional drilling an \"advanced activity\" requiring conduct and compensation agreements (s 101I), and fixes environmental authority conditions for wells in the mapped area (EP Act s 206). Those are outcome‑oriented rules (liability, remedies, and adjudication) rather than only land‑use or planning restrictions. The Bill also delegates geographic scope and distance limits to regulation (RPI Act s 11A(b); Common Provisions Act s 101K), and provides transitional carve‑outs that limit retrospective application (EP Act s 862). In short, it moves from planning‑style controls into substantive compensation and enforcement territory, broadening the statute's impact on operators, landowners and dispute resolution processes."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple Acts amended: Environmental Protection Act 1994, Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014, Regional Planning Interests Act 2014, Regional Planning Interests Regulation 2014, plus consequential amendments to Petroleum Acts (see Schedule 1).","Insertion of new chapters/parts across multiple Acts (EP Act ch 13 pt 36; Common Provisions Act ch 3 pt 9 and ch 10 pt 4; RPI Act new ss 5A & 11A and pt 11; RPI Reg new pt 3A).","New statutory compensation regime that interacts with existing compensation framework (cross‑reference and partial overlap with s 81 compensation in the Common Provisions Act).","Multiple defined terms added or repurposed (affected land; CSG activity; CSG‑induced subsidence; subsidence compensatable effect; directional well; eligible subsidence claimant; subsidence compensation liability).","Transitional and saving provisions with carve‑outs and continuity rules (EP Act s 862; Common Provisions transitional ss 249–252; RPI transitional pt 11 ss 110–113) that create exceptions to general rules.","Delegation of key technical parameters to regulation (map approval and publication; \"prescribed distance\" defaulting to 5 km but alterable by regulation).","New adjudicative pathway (Land Court) with broad remedial powers and review on material change of circumstances (ss 101N–101O), creating procedural complexity.","Interlocking requirements for conduct and compensation agreements, including treatment of pre‑existing agreements as meeting new requirements for directional wells (transitional s 250)."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this Bill does (mechanics)\n\n- Creates a named regulation area called the \"Condamine Alluvium CSG area\" (a mapped part of the Condamine Alluvium aquifer) and makes that map available by regulation and on the department's website (Regional Planning Interests Act, new s 11A; Regulation, new part 3A).\n\n- Changes the Environmental Protection Act so that any environmental authority for a coal seam gas (CSG) activity in the Condamine Alluvium CSG area is taken to include a condition that prohibits releasing contaminants from the operation of a well into waters of the area if that release would make the water quality inconsistent with the water quality objectives in an environmental protection policy (EP Act s 206(3) as renumbered; new definitions of \"operation, of a well\" and \"water quality objectives\"). There is a transitional carve‑out for wells that were already authorised or subject to an existing application at commencement (EP Act ch 13 pt 36, s 862).\n\n- Adds a new Part to the Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014 (\"Common Provisions Act\") creating special rules for private land in the Condamine Alluvium CSG area (new chapter 3 part 9):\n  - Defines key terms (e.g. \"affected land\", \"CSG-induced subsidence\", \"CSG resource authority\").\n  - Makes drilling a directional well in the authorised area (or part of an authorised area) that is also affected land an \"advanced activity\" that requires a conduct and compensation agreement under the Common Provisions Act (s 101I). Transitional rules treat some existing agreements as satisfying that requirement for directional wells that start after commencement (transitional part, s 250).\n  - Imposes a statutory liability on the holder of a CSG resource authority to compensate owners/occupiers of affected land for \"subsidence compensatable effects\" caused by authorised CSG activities:\n    - If the affected land is inside the authority's authorised area or is access land, the holder is liable for compensation (s 101J).\n    - If the affected land is outside but within a \"prescribed distance\" (default 5 km if no regulation prescribes a different distance), the holder is also liable (s 101K). A regulation can change that distance.\n  - Provides a specific dispute pathway: either the CSG holder or the affected landowner/occupier may apply to the Land Court to resolve disputes about subsidence compensation liability; the Land Court may assess liability, order monetary or non‑monetary remedies, and review earlier awards if there is a material change in circumstances (ss 101N–101P, and transitional provisions ss 251–252).\n\n- Modifies other Acts and schedules so the new provisions interlock with existing compensation architecture (e.g. cross‑references to section 81 compensation in the Common Provisions Act are adjusted; some definitions are moved or removed in petroleum legislation—see Schedule 1).\n\n\nWho this affects and who pays\n\n- Affected private landowners and occupiers in or near the Condamine Alluvium aquifer (the Bill calls these \"affected land\" and \"eligible subsidence claimants\"). They gain a statutory right to compensation for certain subsidence‑related effects on agricultural use and productivity.\n\n- CSG resource authority holders (companies holding petroleum leases or prospecting authorisations for coal seam gas) incur new, specific compensation liabilities for subsidence effects on affected land inside authorised areas, on access land, and to land within the prescribed distance outside the authorised area. Those holders are the parties required to pay compensation when liability is established (Common Provisions Act, new ss 101J–101K).\n\n- The Land Court becomes the primary decision‑maker for disputed compensation claims and for later reviews when circumstances materially change (Common Provisions Act, ss 101N–101O).\n\n\nWhy it matters (source claims and trade‑offs)\n\n- The government frames the changes as providing \"additional protection\" for private landowners in the Condamine Alluvium CSG area (Common Provisions Act, new s 101G). Mechanically, the Bill (a) hardens environmental authority obligations for wells in the area (EP Act s 206), and (b) creates a statutory compensation regime and dispute resolution path for CSG‑induced subsidence (Common Provisions Act, new part 9).\n\n- Concrete trade‑offs and implementation considerations:\n  - Direct cost shift: Compensation liabilities fall on CSG resource authority holders. That increases the operating and project risk for holders in the mapped area (Common Provisions Act, ss 101J–101K). Those costs may be passed to consumers, reduce investor returns, or change company behaviour (choose different extraction methods, avoid directional drilling, or limit activity near private land).\n  - Negotiation and timing effects: Directional wells in affected areas are designated \"advanced activities\" requiring conduct and compensation agreements (s 101I). That creates a pre‑activity negotiation point where land access and compensation are formally priced or agreed, changing the timing and leverage in land‑holder/company negotiations. Transitional rules treat some pre‑existing agreements as satisfying that requirement (transitional ss 250–251).\n  - Legal and evidentiary burden: Liability turns on CSG‑induced subsidence and its effects on agricultural activity/productivity. Proving causation and quantifying agricultural loss are technical and fact‑intensive—this raises the risk of contested, costly Land Court proceedings (ss 101H, 101N, 101O). The Land Court has broad powers, including ordering non‑monetary remedies.\n  - Regulatory discretion: The Bill delegates the map and the exact distance for off‑lease liability to regulation (Regional Planning Interests Act, s 11A(b); Common Provisions Act, s 101K). That gives executive discretion over the geographical scope and can affect affected parties without further primary‑law changes.\n  - Transitional carve‑outs reduce immediate retrospective exposure for wells already authorised or already subject to an undetermined application (EP Act s 862), limiting sudden exposure for existing projects.\n\n\nPractical effects on behaviour and markets\n\n- CSG operators: greater caution in planning and in choosing drilling techniques (directional vs vertical), increased emphasis on water‑management practices to avoid contaminant releases, additional negotiation costs and potential liability provisioning.\n\n- Landowners: clearer statutory pathway to compensation for subsidence effects and a route to take disputes to the Land Court; existing conduct & compensation agreements remain effective and may be treated as covering directional drilling in some circumstances (transitional ss 250–251).\n\n- Markets and investment: increased regulatory and legal risk in the mapped area may shift investment away from the area or raise the cost of capital for CSG projects there. Companies may alter contracts, insurance, or operational practices to address the new liabilities.\n\n\nRisks, concentrated benefits and unintended consequences (mechanisms, not labels)\n\n- Concentrated benefit: landowners within affected land pockets receive the direct benefit of an enforceable compensation right.\n\n- Diffuse cost: CSG operators (and indirectly their investors or customers) bear the cost—spread across holders rather than targeted to particular projects unless allocated by contract or insurance.\n\n- Implementation risks: causation disputes over whether subsidence was \"CSG‑induced,\" how much agricultural productivity loss is attributable to subsidence, and how to value non‑monetary remedies; these will drive litigation.\n\n- Substitution effects: operators may avoid directional wells that cross under private land, relocate wells, alter production rates, or invest in mitigation (e.g., different water extraction or reinjection practices), which could change industry techniques in the region.\n\n\nKey statutory references (mechanical effects):\n- Environmental Protection Act 1994, amended s 206 (environmental authority conditions for CSG wells) and transitional provision s 862.\n- Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014, new chapter 3 part 9 (ss 101G–101P) establishing definitions, directional well agreement requirement, compensation liabilities, Land Court dispute and review powers, and transitional ss 249–252.\n- Regional Planning Interests Act 2014, new ss 5A and 11A (exemption of Part 2 for CSG activities in the Condamine Alluvium area; definition and mapping of the area) and transitional Part 11 (ss 110–113).\n- Regional Planning Interests Regulation 2014, new part approving the map.\n- Schedule 1 contains consequential amendments to other Acts (Common Provisions Act, Petroleum Act 1923, Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004, and the Regional Planning Interests Regulation 2014).\n\nOverall, the Bill converts a spatial planning designation (a mapped aquifer area) into a package of hard regulatory obligations: specific environmental authority conditions, a statutory compensation entitlement for subsidence effects, a pre‑drilling agreement requirement for directional wells, and a Land Court dispute/ review pathway. That shifts the balance of risk and negotiation power by creating enforceable, statutory compensation liabilities and by leaving some geographic and quantitative details (map version and prescribed distance) to subordinate regulation."},"summary":{"status_summary":"The Bill has been introduced in the Queensland Legislative Assembly and is currently at the committee stage.","complexity_score":6,"likely_questions":["How does a landowner make a claim for subsidence compensation under the new law?","Does the Bill apply to existing CSG wells and operations, or only new ones?","What is the exact geographic boundary of the Condamine Alluvium CSG area?","Can a landowner dispute the amount of compensation even if they already have a conduct and compensation agreement?","What happens if a CSG company started drilling a directional well before the Bill became law?"],"complexity_factors":["Amends multiple Acts and a Regulation simultaneously","Creates a new statutory compensation regime for subsidence with retrospective application","Introduces complex transitional provisions preserving existing approvals and agreements","Defines key terms through cross-references rather than standalone definitions","Requires Land Court jurisdiction and review process for compensation disputes","Removes a specific area from one regulatory framework while applying other frameworks"],"plain_english_summary":"This Bill removes the Condamine Alluvium CSG area from regional planning approval and instead regulates CSG activities under environmental, mineral/energy and petroleum acts, shifting where approvals and compliance are managed. It creates a statutory liability requiring CSG holders to compensate landowners for subsidence (covering agricultural impacts within the authorised area and up to 5 km beyond), gives the Land Court dispute jurisdiction, and mandates conduct-and-compensation agreements for directional drilling.\n\nIt strengthens landowner protections but raises compliance costs and uncertainty for operators; the area’s exact boundary is set by regulation, not statute."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/regional-planning-interests-condamine-alluvium-and-other-legislation-amendment-bill-2026","history":"/api/acts/regional-planning-interests-condamine-alluvium-and-other-legislation-amendment-bill-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/regional-planning-interests-condamine-alluvium-and-other-legislation-amendment-bill-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/regional-planning-interests-condamine-alluvium-and-other-legislation-amendment-bill-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/regional-planning-interests-condamine-alluvium-and-other-legislation-amendment-bill-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/regional-planning-interests-condamine-alluvium-and-other-legislation-amendment-bill-2026/documents"}}