Queensland Consolidated Acts

MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989 - SECT 231B

231B Only eligible person can apply for and hold mineral development licence (180)

(1) A mineral development licence under this part can only be applied for and held by an eligible person.

(2) The application and grant of a licence may be made even if the land for the relevant Aurukun project is part of a restricted area.

Note—

The numbers bracketed in the headings to this and other sections of this part are references to corresponding sections in part 1 .

(3) Despite subsection (1) , a mineral development licence granted under this part may be cancelled under section 231J even though the holder has ceased to be an eligible person.