Pastoral Lease Notification (QLD)

Guidelines for Land Access

Notification Obligations for EPMs and EPCs

Note that reference to private land also means in addition to fee simple it is reference to a lesser titles including pastoral leases.

The Notice of Entry Form can be found on this page.

Before entering private land to carry out preliminary activities, the resource company must give a written notice to each landholder at least 10 business days prior to entry.

The entry notice must include the following details:

the land proposed to be entered the period during which the land is to be entered the activities proposed to be carried out on the land when and where the activities will be carried out the resource authority holder's contact details or those of their representative. The initial entry notice should also include a copy of:

the resource authority the relevant environmental authority the Land Access Code any code or code of practice that applies to the activities proposed in the notice. If a resource company gives a valid entry notice to a landholder, the resource company can access that land and begin to carry out activities authorised by the resource authority following a 10 business day waiting period.