Meeting: Public Hearing re. mining and urban areas and getting the balance right

Public Hearings Toowoomba: Thursday, 9 February 1.00pm - 4.00pm Burke and Wills Hotel Chinchilla: Friday, 10 February 11.00am - 1.00pm Chinchilla Cultural Centre Brisbane: Wednesday, 15 February 9.30am - 12.00pm Come along and hear how legislation will be changing to protect urban communties from Mining. A written submission has been lodged on behalf of our group. Many of our members will be attending to hear the latest.....  DON'T FORGET TO RSVP to the Committee Secretariat at: ...ietirc@parliament.qld.gov.au if you are coming. The following info is taken from the parliamentary website-   "On 29th November 2011 the Hon Stirling Hinchliffe MP, Minister for Skills, Training and Mining, introduced the Resources Legislation (Balance, Certainty and Efficiency) Amendment Bill 2011 into the Queensland Parliament. Subsequently, Parliament referred the Bill to its Industry, Education, Training and Industrial Relations Committee for detailed consideration, with a reporting date of 19 March 2012. The Bill  The purpose of the Bill is to make changes to Queensland’s resources Acts to provide balance, certainty and efficiency for affected parties. The Bill will implement the Government’s initiative to resolve community concerns about resource exploration and activities in and close to unban areas. This Bill will put in place more permanent arrangements to maintain restrictions for carrying out resources activities in close proximity to urban communities. Amendments to petroleum Acts will allow greater flexibility in the transportation and treatment of Coal Seam Gas water and brine and make it easier to comply with the government’s Coal Seam Gas Water Management Policy. The Bill also aims to improve efficiency by streamlining approvals for resources activities, making processes consistent across resources The Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI) briefed the Committee on aspects of the Bill on 12 December 2011. For a copy of this briefing, click here. Public hearings Toowoomba: Thursday, 9 February 1.00pm - 4.00pm Burke and Wills Hotel Chinchilla: Friday, 10 February 11.00am - 1.00pm Chinchilla Cultural Centre Brisbane: Wednesday, 15 February 9.30am - 12.00pm Parliament House  If you are interested in attending these public hearings please RSVP to the Committee Secretariat at: ietirc@parliament.qld.gov.au. Other information   The Resources Legislation (Balance, Certainty and Efficiency) Amendment Bill 2011 and Explanatory Notes are available from the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel at: http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/" http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/ www.legislation.qld.gov.auSee More