Queensland Consolidated Acts

MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989 - SECT 136Q

136Q Who may apply

An eligible person may apply under this division for an exploration permit for coal for an area if—

(a) the eligible person is the holder of, or the applicant for, a coal mining lease that is, or is included in, a coal mining project; and

(b) the area—

(i) is contiguous to project land for the coal mining project; and

(ii) is not the subject of a coal interest or an application for a coal exploration tenement; and

(iii) is not more than 6 sub-blocks; and

(iv) is not the subject of a call for EP (coal) tenders; and

(c) an exploration permit for coal has not previously been granted under this division in relation to the coal mining project.