Have your say on landholder protections from CSG-induced subsidence
Over the past 18 months, landholders in areas of intensively farmed land located on the Condamine River floodplain near Dalby have raised concerns with the GasFields Commission around what legislative protections are available to them should coal seam gas-induced (CSG-induced) subsidence have a financial impact on their farming business.
The concerns follow research undertaken by the Office for Groundwater Impact Assessment confirming CSG-induced subsidence is both occurring and is predicted to continue to occur as gas development proceeds.
In response to these concerns the Commission made the commitment to review the regulatory framework with a view to identifying potential enhancements relating to subsidence.
As part of the review, the Commission’s “Regulatory review of coal seam gas-induced subsidence” Discussion Paper is now open for feedback from targeted stakeholders including landholders, agricultural representatives, resource peak bodies and government agencies.
The paper outlines existing protections and how they could apply to the farming sector should CSG-induced subsidence result in a financial impact.
The Commission is also leading a collaborative research project seeking to better understand the potential impacts and risks to farming operations resulting from CSG-induced subsidence, and how these impacts may be assessed and managed should they occur.
- To provide feedback or for more information, download the “Regulatory review of coal seam gas-induced subsidence” Discussion Paper. Submissions close 5.00 pm on Thursday, 30 June 2022
- Download the “Risk to farm operations from land slope changes predicted to result from CSG-induced subsidence on Priority Agricultural Areas” Research Scoping Paper.
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