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1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Part 2 Amendment of Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999
3 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4 Amendment of s 76 (Primary function of committee) . . . . . . . . . 8
5 Amendment of s 76A (Other functions of committee) . . . . . . . . . 9
6 Amendment of s 77 (Annual report) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
7 Amendment of s 78 (Membership of committee) . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
8 Amendment of s 250 (Proof of appointments and authority unnecessary)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
9 Amendment of s 251 (Proof of signatures unnecessary) . . . . . . 10
10 Amendment of s 252 (Evidentiary aids) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
11 Insertion of new pt 20, div 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Division 13 Transitional provisions for Resources Safety and
Health Queensland and Other Legislation Amendment
Act 2026
342 Definitions for division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
343 Chairperson of committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
344 Continuation of acts and matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
345 Functions and powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
346 References to former chairperson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
12 Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Part 3 Amendment of Coexistence Queensland Act 2013
13 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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14 Amendment of s 9 (Membership of Coexistence Queensland) . . 13
15 Amendment of s 30 (Employment of chief executive officer) . . . 13
16 Amendment of s 36 (Delegation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Part 4 Amendment of Land Access Ombudsman Act 2017
17 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
18 Amendment of s 4 (How purpose is achieved) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
19 Replacement of pt 2, div 1, sdiv 1 and pt 2, div 1, sdiv 2, hdg . . 14
9 Land access ombudsman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
10 Conditions of office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
11 Removal from office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
12 Acting land access ombudsman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
20 Amendment of s 16 (Functions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
21 Omission of pt 2, div 1, sdiv 3 (Miscellaneous) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
22 Amendment of s 31 (Alternative staffing arrangements) . . . . . . . 16
23 Insertion of new pt 2A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Part 2A Advisory Council
31A Establishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
31B Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
31C Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
31D Conditions of office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
31E Leave of absence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
31F Resignation or removal from office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
31G Acting chairperson or other member . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
24 Amendment of s 50 (General powers of land access ombudsman after
entering dispute land) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
25 Amendment of s 60 (Secrecy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
26 Replacement of ss 61 and 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
61 Delegation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
62 Protection from liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
27 Insertion of new pt 7, div 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Division 3 Transitional provisions for Resources Safety and
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74 Acting land access ombudsman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
75 Leave of absence for member of advisory council . . 23
76 Acting chairperson or other member of advisory council 23
28 Amendment of sch 1 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Part 5 Amendment of Mineral and Energy Resources and Other
Legislation Amendment Act 2024
29 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
30 Amendment of s 2 (Commencement) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
31 Amendment of s 48 (Insertion of new pt 2, div 2, sdiv 2 and sdiv 3, hdg)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
32 Omission of s 50 (Insertion of new pt 2, div 3 and new pt 2A) . . 25
33 Amendment of s 67 (Amendment of sch 1 (Dictionary)) . . . . . . . 26
Part 6 Amendment of Mineral Resources Act 1989
34 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
35 Amendment of s 4B (Notice to local government and chief executive
(planning) of particular mining tenements) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
36 Amendment of s 11 (Mining districts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
37 Amendment of s 93 (Renewal of mining claim) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
38 Replacement of s 93A (Continuation of claim while application being
dealt with) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
93A Continuation of mining claim while application being dealt
with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
39 Amendment of s 106 (Contravention by holder of mining claim) . 28
40 Amendment of s 147 (Application for renewal of exploration permit) 28
41 Replacement of s 147C (Continuation of permit while application being
dealt with) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
147C Continuation of exploration permit while application being
dealt with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
42 Amendment of s 160 (Contravention by holder of exploration permit) 29
43 Amendment of s 197 (Application for renewal of mineral development
licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
44 Replacement of s 197C (Continuation of licence while application being
dealt with) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
197C Continuation of mineral development licence while
application being dealt with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
45 Amendment of s 209 (Contravention by holder of mineral development
licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
46 Amendment of s 231G (Conditions of mineral development licence
(194)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
47 Amendment of s 252A (Giving and publication of mining lease notice and
other information) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
48 Amendment of s 286 (Application for renewal of mining lease) . 31
49 Replacement of s 286C (Continuation of lease while application being
dealt with) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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286C Continuation of mining lease while application being dealt
with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
50 Amendment of s 308 (Contravention by holder of mining lease) 33
51 Amendment of s 317J (Initial development plan requirements—proposed
mining lease) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
52 Amendment of s 317K (Initial development plan requirements—mining
lease) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
53 Amendment of s 318AAD (Application for grant of mining lease (245))
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
54 Amendment of s 318DT (General requirements) . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
55 Amendment of s 386R (Required way for defining boundary of proposed
mining tenement) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Part 7 Amendment of Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999
56 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
57 Amendment of s 67 (Primary function of committee) . . . . . . . . . 34
58 Amendment of s 67A (Other functions of committee) . . . . . . . . . 35
59 Amendment of s 68 (Annual report) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
60 Amendment of s 69 (Membership of committee) . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
61 Amendment of s 229 (Proof of appointments and authority unnecessary)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
62 Amendment of s 230 (Proof of signatures unnecessary) . . . . . . 36
63 Amendment of s 231 (Evidentiary aids) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
64 Insertion of new pt 20, div 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Division 9 Transitional provisions for Resources Safety and
Health Queensland and Other Legislation Amendment
Act 2026
303 Definitions for division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
304 Chairperson of committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
305 Continuation of acts and matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
306 Functions and powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
307 References to former chairperson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
65 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Part 8 Amendment of Resources Safety and Health Queensland Act 2020
66 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
67 Amendment of long title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
68 Amendment of s 4 (Main purposes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
69 Amendment of s 7 (Membership) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
70 Amendment of s 14 (Appointment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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71 Amendment of s 16 (Criminal history report) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
72 Replacement of s 19 (Removal by Governor in Council) . . . . . . 40
19 Removal by Governor in Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
73 Amendment of s 22 (Conflicts of interest) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
74 Amendment of s 23 (Functions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
75 Insertion of new s 24A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
24A Relationship between CEO and Board . . . . . . . . . . . 40
76 Insertion of new s 27A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
27A Nomination of suitable candidate for CEO by board . 41
77 Amendment of s 28 (Annual report) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
78 Amendment of s 30 (Employing office represents the State) . . . 42
79 Amendment of s 35 (Appointment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
80 Replacement of s 39 (Removal by Governor in Council) . . . . . . 42
39 Removal by Governor in Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
81 Replacement of pt 4 (Commissioner for Resources Safety and Health)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Part 4 Resources Safety and Health Queensland Board
Division 1 Establishment
48 Establishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Division 2 Functions and powers
49 Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
50 Powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Division 3 Membership
51 Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
52 Disqualification as member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
53 Conditions of appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
54 Term of appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
55 Chairperson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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56 Deputy chairperson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
57 Resignation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
58 Vacancy in office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Division 4 Business
59 Conduct of business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
60 Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
61 Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
62 Disclosure of interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Division 5 Role of Minister
63 Statement of expectations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
82 Insertion of new pt 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Part 7 Transitional provisions for Resources Safety and
Health Queensland and Other Legislation Amendment
Act 2026
72 Definitions for part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
73 CEO appointed before commencement . . . . . . . . . . 54
74 Office of commissioner abolished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
75 Board successor in law of former commissioner . . . . 55
76 Continuation of acts and matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
77 Functions and powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
78 Assets and liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
79 Records and other documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
80 Contracts, agreements, undertakings and other
arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
81 Proceedings not yet started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
82 Current proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
83 References to former commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
83 Amendment of sch 1 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
2026
A Bill
for
An Act to amend the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999, the
Coexistence Queensland Act 2013, the Land Access
Ombudsman Act 2017, the Mineral and Energy Resources and
Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024, the Mineral Resources
Act 1989, the Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999
and the Resources Safety and Health Queensland Act 2020 for
particular purposes
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Resources Safety and Health Queensland and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026
Part 1 Preliminary
The Parliament of Queensland enacts—
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Resources Safety and Health
Queensland and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2026.
2 Commencement
(1) Parts 3 and 4 commence on 1 July 2026.
(2) Part 5 commences on the date of assent.
(3) The remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day to
be fixed by proclamation.
Part 2 Amendment of Coal Mining
Safety and Health Act 1999
3 Act amended
This part amends the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act
1999.
4 Amendment of s 76 (Primary function of committee)
Section 76(1)—
omit, insert—
(1) The primary function of the committee is to give
advice and make recommendations about
promoting and protecting the safety and health of
persons at coal mines and persons who may be
affected by coal mining operations to either or
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