Queensland Law Reform Commission will no longer deliver recommendations to government despite two-year inquiry

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Queensland’s government has denied using the “cover” of Tropical Cyclone Alfred to cancel a long-running review of the way objections to mining leases are handled by the state land court.

The Queensland Law Reform Commission had been conducting the independent review since June 2023, with recommendations due on 30 June.

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