Australia’s Queensland government proposed the Progressive Coal Royalties Protection (Keep Them in the Bank) Bill 2024 to the state Parliament on 23 May, 2024.
This legislation aims to amend the Mineral Resources Act 1989 by ensuring that coal royalty rates cannot be reduced without the Legislative Assembly’s approval.
The bill has been forwarded to the Queensland Parliament’s Cost of Living and Economics Committee for review.
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