The Queensland Court of Appeal allowed the appeal and set aside the decision of the Land and Resources Tribunal, ordering the respondents to replead their compensation claims under the Petroleum Act 1923 (Qld) with significantly greater specificity as to amounts, statutory basis, nature and extent of damage, location, and dates. The Court considered whether s 10(1)(d) of the Limitation of Actions Act 1974 (Qld) applied to statutory compensation claims under the Petroleum Act and whether the oil companies' failure to comply with Petroleum Act provisions concerning authorities to prospect affected compensation claims relating to petroleum leases. The procedural outcome required detailed repleading rather than final determination of the limitation and compliance issues on the merits.
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