Adani has promised not to use 457 visas at its Carmichael Mine in central Queensland.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk made the announcement in Townsville on Tuesday after meeting with Gautam Adani about the project, which is expected to generate some 10,000 jobs.
"I have got an ironclad guarantee from Mr Adani that there will be no 457 visas as part of the workforce for this major project," Ms Palaszczuk said.
Ms Palaszczuk says the Adani coalmine in the state's Gallilee Basin will provide "generational" jobs for the region.
The project, announced by the premier on Tuesday in Townsville alongside Adani representatives, is set to generate 10,000 jobs, and Ms Palaszczuk said they will be ongoing jobs.
"The life of this project will be anywhere between 50 and 60 years. That means generational jobs," Ms Palaszczuk said.
"That means that you can work on this project and your son or daughter may have the opportunity to also work on this project."
‘MINE IS BACK ON TRACK’
Adani CEO Jeyakumar Janakaraj said it was a significant day for the company, with the mine "back on track".
"We have gone through processes, through difficult situations but this has been resolved with a lot of resolve in terms of the government and stakeholders who have been involved," he said.
Mr Janakaraj announced Townsville would become Adani mining's regional headquarters, while the Mackay-Bowen area would become the regional headquarters for its rail and port operations.
Adani would utilise the "world class" mining services and build industries in Mackay, but was yet to make a final decision on where the mine's fly-in, fly-out base would be.
"We have short-listed both Townsville and Rockhampton and the final decision will be announced in 2017 along with the pre-construction jobs to commence," he said.
Federal Resources Minister Matt Canavan said the project would be the "biggest thing to happen to north Queensland since the Beatles came to Australia".
Senator Canavan said the project would create an "economic ecosystem" in the region that would create jobs in other sectors as well.
"There will be more jobs for secretaries, lawyers, bankers, nurses because there will be more people here," Senator Canavan said.
"I don't think we have a regional or remote operations centre in our mining industry away from a capital city. It is something that hasn't happened in WA... it is something that Adani are delivering and that's something they should be applauded and congratulated for."
CONSTRUCTION TO START IN JUNE 2017
Mr Janakaraj said construction on the mine and rail link would begin in mid-2017.
"There will be early works we plan to start in the quarter of June-July and we would want to start the main works from the last quarter of the year," he said.
When asked whether the mine would actually kick off given there had been so many legal challenges, Mr Janakaraj said court processes had "clearly demonstrated" the cases had no bearing on actual approvals given by various ministers.
"All the approvals have gone through administrative approval and the second step of checking them in the legal system which has the highest standards of governance in any of the OECD countries we have operated in," he said.
Mr Janakaraj deflected questions about the mega-mine's impact on the environment, saying the project would be "a net positive on climate change in the world."
He clarified that India is a massive consumer of coal, and they need to get it from somewhere.
"So if Australia doesn't produce and give India high-quality, highly sustainable mining, it is going to rely on coal that will come from lesser reliable geographies," Mr Janakaraj said.
"Australia has this moral responsibility to be a part of the solution and not just be a part of the problem."
