Environmental Law Australia

Queensland environmental law

This part summarises the following Queensland Acts:

  • Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 (Qld)
  • Biodiscovery Act 2004 (Qld)
  • Biological Control Act 1987 (Qld)
  • Clean Energy Act 2008 (Qld)
  • Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995 (Qld)
  • Electricity Act 1994 (Qld)
  • Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Qld)
  • Fire and Rescue Services Act 1990 (Qld)
  • Fisheries Act 1994 (Qld)
  • Forestry Act 1959 (Qld)
  • Gene Technology Act 2001 (Qld)
  • Geothermal Energy Act 2010 (Qld)
  • Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 (Qld)
  • Iconic Queensland Places Act 2008 (Qld)
  • Integrated Resort Development Act 1987 (Qld)
  • Land Act 1994 (Qld)
  • Land Protection (Pest & Stock Route Management) Act 2002 (Qld)
  • Local Government Act 1993 (Qld)
  • Marine Parks Act 2004 (Qld)
  • Mineral Resources Act 1989 (Qld)
  • Native Title (Queensland) Act 1993 (Qld)
  • Nature Conservation Act 1992 (Qld)
  • Nuclear Facilities Prohibition Act 2007 (Qld)
  • Offshore Minerals Act 1998 (Qld)
  • Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 (Qld)
  • Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 (Qld)
  • Planning Act 2016 (Qld)
  • Plant Protection Act 1989 (Qld)
  • Public Health Act 2005 (Qld)
  • Queensland Heritage Act 1992 (Qld)
  • Recreation Areas Management Act 2006 (Qld)
  • Soil Conservation Act 1986 (Qld)
  • State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 (Qld)
  • Sustainable Planning Act 2009 (Qld) [repealed]
  • Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 (Qld)
  • Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995 (Qld)
  • Vegetation Management Act 1999 (Qld)
  • Water Act 2000 (Qld)
  • Wet Tropics World Heritage Protection and Management Act 1993 (Qld)
  • Wild Rivers Act 2005 (Qld)
  • Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008 (Qld)

Before turning to these Acts this part begins with an explanation of the constitutional power of the Queensland Government.

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