Council Rates and CSG: Recent Land Court Decision
Geldard v Western Downs Regional Council [2019] QLC 17 A recent Land Court decision has provided guidance about how local government should deal with rating categorisation in the context of petroleum activities on rural properties. In the case of Geldard v Western Downs Regional Council [2019] QLC 17, the appellant had purchased a property in the Western Downs Regional Council area. Prior to the appellant purchasing the property, it had been owned by Australian Pacific LNG Pty Ltd (APLNG) and primarily used to produce coal seam gas. At the time the appellant purchased the property there were eight operational gas wells together with a further 14 gas wells which were not being used to extract gas. The land had previously…