Queensland Numbered Acts

STRONG AND SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE COMMUNITIES ACT 2017 - SECT 11

11 Coordinator-General may state conditions to manage the social impact of large resource projects generally

(1) This section applies to a large resource project for which either of the following happens—

(a) a proponent makes a public notification about the draft EIS for the project under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , section 33 (1);

(b) a proponent publishes an EIS notice for the project under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 , section 51 (2)(b).

(2) The Coordinator-General may, as part of evaluating the EIS for the project, state conditions to manage the social impact of the project.

(3) If the Coordinator-General states a condition under subsection (2) —

(a) the stated condition is taken to be an enforceable condition for the project under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , section 157A ; and

(b) the Coordinator-General must give a copy of the stated condition to—

(i) the proponent for the project; and

(ii) if the large resource project is a project for which the proponent has published an EIS notice under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 , section 51 (2)(b)—the chief executive of the department in which the Environmental Protection Act 1994 is administered; and

(c) the proponent for the project may apply to the Coordinator-General to change a stated condition; and

(d) if the proponent makes an application under paragraph (c)—

(i) the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , part 4, division 3A, applies to the application; and

(ii) the application must be accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation.

(4) Except as provided in the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , part 7A, neither the Land Court nor the Planning and Environment Court has jurisdiction in relation to conditions stated under subsection (2) .