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                                                                                          • About us
                                                                                            • Our Board
                                                                                              • Vision and values
                                                                                                • Career opportunities
                                                                                                  • Our organisation
                                                                                                    • Right to information
                                                                                                    • Landholders
                                                                                                      • Land access
                                                                                                        • Land Access Code
                                                                                                          • Negotiation tips for landholders
                                                                                                            • Understanding compensation
                                                                                                            • Water
                                                                                                              • Underground Water Impact Reports
                                                                                                                • Bores impaired by gas development
                                                                                                                  • Bore assessments & make good agreements
                                                                                                                  • Groundwater research
                                                                                                                    • CSG produced water
                                                                                                                      • Groundwater systems
                                                                                                                      • Farm biosecurity
                                                                                                                        • Dispute resolution options
                                                                                                                          • Frequently asked questions
                                                                                                                          • Gas industry
                                                                                                                            • Existing areas
                                                                                                                              • Regulatory framework
                                                                                                                                • Technical information
                                                                                                                                  • Onshore gas industry and hydraulic fracturing
                                                                                                                                    • Queensland Globe
                                                                                                                                      • Gas flaring
                                                                                                                                        • Land spraying
                                                                                                                                          • Drilling technology
                                                                                                                                          • Gas industry facts
                                                                                                                                          • Communities
                                                                                                                                            • Environment
                                                                                                                                              • Water
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                                                                                                                                                        • Why a Compensation Estimator?
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                                                                                                                                                            • Rural landholder insights
                                                                                                                                                              • Useful links
                                                                                                                                                                • Fact sheets
                                                                                                                                                                  • Where to find help
                                                                                                                                                                    • Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy
                                                                                                                                                                      • Office of Groundwater Impact Assessment
                                                                                                                                                                        • Department of Environment and Science
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                                                                                                                                                                              Important Resources

                                                                                                                                                                              Make good resources

                                                                                                                                                                              In Queensland, the Petroleum Act 1923 and the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 provide petroleum tenure holders the right to extract groundwater in the process of extracting petroleum and gas.

                                                                                                                                                                              Other resources

                                                                                                                                                                              • Make good obligations FAQs
                                                                                                                                                                              • A guide to land access in Queensland
                                                                                                                                                                              • Landholder and community information 
                                                                                                                                                                              • Fact sheet: Make good options for bore owners (PDF 382 KB
                                                                                                                                                                              • Quick Guide - Make good obligations (PDF 156 KB)
                                                                                                                                                                              • Bore assessment guidelines (PDF 474 KB)
                                                                                                                                                                              • Find Your Bore – the Water Bore Search Tool
                                                                                                                                                                              • Fact sheet: Options for dispute resolution (PDF 351 KB)
                                                                                                                                                                              • Underground water - Baseline Assessment Plans, Baseline Assessment Guidelines and Bore Assessment Guidelines (Department of Environment and Science)
                                                                                                                                                                              • Water monitoring data
                                                                                                                                                                              • Surat CMA underground water impact report

                                                                                                                                                                              Useful Links

                                                                                                                                                                              • AgForce Projects
                                                                                                                                                                              • Cotton Australia
                                                                                                                                                                              • Queensland Farmers’ Federation
                                                                                                                                                                              • CSIRO Gas Industry Social and Environmental research Alliance (GISERA)
                                                                                                                                                                              • The University of Queensland Centre for Coal Seam Gas

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