A plan to give a deputy premier the power to override a state government's environmental laws for "strategic" projects has come under fire from a conservation group.
The Queensland government has introduced legislation giving Jarrod Bleijie the ability to bypass environmental and heritage laws for projects of "strategic" significance.
Mr Bleijie, who is also the state development minister, said the new legislation would be used for projects such as petroleum exploration in the Taroom Trough on Queensland's Western Downs.
