Make a submission against the State Development Bill

A new far-reaching Bill introduced to state parliament would allow the Queensland Government to skip critical assessments and even cancel out the application of existing laws to fast track developments.

These are just some of the worst aspects of the State Development and Public Works Organisation (Critical Minerals) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026:

• Planning and environmental approvals processes can be significantly curtailed if a project is declared a Prescribed project or a State significant project
• Proponents of State significant projects will be enabled to enter private land and carry out destructive works with very little recourse for landholders
• It allows the government to modify the legal provisions of any other Act in Queensland to help push through developments

If made into law, this Bill would have significant impacts on conservationists, landholders, and others who seek to protect their land and local ecosystems from development.