Queensland Consolidated Acts

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ACT 2010 - SECT 29

29 Reservation in land grants

(1) This section applies to each grant under another Act of a right relating to land.

(2) This section applies whether the grant was made before or after the commencement of this section.

(3) The grant is taken to contain a reservation to the State of—

(a) all geothermal energy on or below the surface of the land; and

(b) the exclusive right to do the following in relation to the land—

(i) to enter and carry out any geothermal activity;

(ii) to authorise, under this Act, persons to carry out any geothermal activity;

(iii) to regulate, under this Act, geothermal activities carried out by others.

Note—

See, however, section 375 (Provision for entry by State to carry out geothermal activity).

(4) In this section—

"grant" , of a right, includes an authority, lease, licence, permit or other instrument of tenure, however called.