The state government has no plans to change laws governing mining rights in Victoria, Premier Ted Baillieu says.
As the Australian Greens prepare to introduce legislation giving farmers the right to deny coal seam gas (CSG) miners access to their land, Mr Baillieu says Victoria has not had "a big issue" with the controversial gas.
In Queensland, up to 40,000 drill holes have been completed in the Darling Downs region, according to Greens leader Senator Bob Brown.
"We have prospecting mining rights laws here (and) we don't have any proposal to change them here," Mr Baillieu told reporters on Tuesday.
"Farmers do have rights under Victorian law and everybody has a right to have their say but there are also mining and prospecting rights."
Mr Baillieu refused to be drawn on the position of Victorian farmers who may have already received exploration permit notices from mining companies.
On Monday, Victorian woman Kate Tubbs, who runs a wheat and barley farm and a harness racing stable on a property near Bacchus Marsh, said she is still waiting to hear whether miners will be able to access her land.
Last month, Ms Tubbs was told that West Australian minerals exploration company Mantle Mining would drill 15 holes in her area, including a 20-by-10-metre hole just outside her property.
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