State Development and Public Works Organisation (Critical Minerals) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2026

The State Development and Public Works Organisation (Critical Minerals) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2026 was passed as Act No. 19 of 2026 and registered on the Queensland Legislation website, with assent recorded around early September 2026. The Act amends the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 (Qld), which provides Queensland's framework for declaring and coordinating significant development projects, to create provisions specific to critical minerals projects.

The amendments are intended to give critical minerals projects a defined pathway through Queensland's major project assessment and coordination framework, consistent with broader state and federal policy interest in securing critical minerals supply chains. The Act's text, available on the Queensland Legislation website, sets out the specific amendments made to the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act and any related legislation, including how a critical minerals project may be declared and what coordination arrangements then apply.

The amendments affect proponents of critical minerals projects in Queensland, together with their financiers, contractors and advisers who engage with the state development approval process. Because the published material available does not set out the detailed eligibility criteria or approval timeframes for the new pathway, proponents should review the Act's substantive provisions directly before relying on any particular feature of the new regime.