Public consultation

The consultation on the updated Information guidelines for proponents preparing coal seam gas and large coal mining development proposals closed on 17 December 2021. The documents below remain available for reference only.

The Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development held a public consultation on its updated Information guidelines for proponents preparing coal seam gas and large coal mining development proposals.

Read the draft

Public consultation – updated Information guidelines for proponents preparing coal seam gas and large coal mining development proposals (PDF - 629.17 KB)
Public consultation – updated Information guidelines for proponents preparing coal seam gas and large coal mining development proposals (DOCX - 571.67 KB)

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