Sourced from GasFields Commission Queensland Queensland's Coal Seam Gas (CSG) Compliance Unit has resolved more than 80 percent of the 237 landholder enquiries it has received up to 30 September this year, covering a wide range of issues from bores, to CSG operations and land access. CSG Compliance Unit with landholder The CSG Compliance Unit undertakes industry compliance, auditing and engagement activities and includes groundwater experts, and specialists in petroleum and...

Source:  Minter Ellison Alert, 20 May 2013 Although not involving stamp duty, the recent case of Resource Capital Fund III LP v Commissioner of Taxation [2013] FCA 363 is a good reminder that the proper valuation of land interests held by mining entities is an important exercise in correctly determining the amount of any landholder or land rich duty payable on acquisitions of interests in the entity. The case also provides some guidance regarding the proper valuation of minin...

Source:  Corrs Chambers Westgarth, 30 July 2013 In a recent decision, the Land Court found that landowner time, in and of itself, is not recoverable as compensation under the Mineral Resources Act 1989 (Qld) (MRA). The Court considered whether the scope of the compensation provisions in relation to the grant of a mining lease under the MRA allowed the recovery of landowner time.  These compensation provisions are in all material respects the same as the compensation pro...

Source:  Corrs Chambers Westgarth, 21 August 2013 Resource companies must compensate land owners and occupiers for the effect of activities carried out on their land. But negotiating a Conduct and Compensation Agreement that satisfies both the resource company and the owner is not always easy. When negotiations stall, what are the dispute resolution options available to parties and which is best? Resource companies generally cannot enter private land to undertake advanced ac...

Sourced from GasFields Commission Queensland Weed control along the rehabilitated gas pipeline easements in Central Queensland remains one of the key concerns for local landholders raised during a recent visit by the GasFields Commission. In Biloela for the AgForce 360 series conference held earlier this month, several of the Commissioners (pictured) took the opportunity to inspect a section of one pipeline easement that runs through Jim and Robyn Ferguson's property and their ...