Queensland Consolidated Acts

GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2009 - SECT 107

107 Ministerial direction to apply for GHG lease

(1) The Minister may give the GHG permit holder a notice stating each of the following—

(a) that the Minister proposes to do either of the following, (the
"proposed action" ) unless the holder has made an appropriate lease application—

(i) excise a stated area from the area of the GHG permit;

(ii) cancel the GHG permit;

(b) the grounds for the proposed action;

(c) the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the grounds;

(d) that the holder may within a stated period, make submissions to the Minister about why the holder should not make a GHG lease application for the stated area.

Note—

For other relevant provisions about making a submission, see section 411 .

(2) The stated period must be reasonable but must not be more than 6 months.

(3) In this section—

"appropriate lease application" means a GHG lease application for—

(a) the stated area or an area that is substantially the same as the stated area; or

(b) another area the Minister reasonably considers will effectively allow the holder to carry out authorised activities for a GHG lease in relation to the stated area.