Queensland Consolidated Acts

MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989 - SECT 176A

176A Application to add excluded land to existing permit

(1) The holder of an exploration permit (the
"existing permit" ) may apply to the Minister to add excluded land to the existing permit.

(2) The provisions of this chapter apply, with necessary changes, to an application under subsection (1) as if it were an application under section 133 .

(3) Without limiting subsection (2) , in deciding the application, the Minister may—

(a) impose conditions under section 141 (1) (j) in addition to any conditions that apply under the existing permit; and

(b) fix an amount of security to be deposited under section 144 in addition to any security for the existing permit.

(4) On the granting of the application, the excluded land is included in the existing permit.

(5) In this section—

"excluded land" means land that was the subject of a specific exclusion when the existing permit was granted or that was taken to be excluded under section 132 .