Queensland Consolidated Acts

MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989 - SECT 231

231 Variation of access to mineral development licence area

(1) The holder of a mineral development licence may apply to the chief executive in the approved form for a variation of the land used or proposed to be used as access in relation to the area of the mineral development licence.

(2) An application for a variation of the land used or to be used as access under this section shall be accompanied by—

(a) such particulars as are, under section 183 , required to accompany an application for the grant of a mineral development licence in so far as those particulars relate to the land used or proposed to be used as access in relation to the area of the mineral development licence; and

(b) the prescribed application fee.

(3) The Minister may grant or reject an application under this section.

(4) Without limiting subsection (3) , the Minister may reject the application if the Minister considers the variation is not in the public interest.

(5) If the Minister grants the application, the Minister may impose conditions on the variation.

(6) Without limiting subsection (5) , the Minister may impose a condition on the variation if the Minister considers the condition is in the public interest.

(7) Upon the grant of an application under this section the variation shall thereupon become effective.

(8) If an application under this section is rejected, the Minister shall cause the applicant to be advised of the reasons for the rejection.

(9) Within 15 business days (or such longer period as the Minister shall in the particular case allow) of the Minister granting an application under this section, the holder of the mineral development licence shall give notice in the approved form to the owner of land directly affected by the variation.