Queensland Consolidated Acts

MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989 - SECT 30

30 Rights and obligations extended upon application for mining claim etc.

(1) The holder of a prospecting permit who, during the term of the prospecting permit, makes application for the grant of—

(a) a mining claim; or

(b) a mining lease;

in respect of any land in the area of the prospecting permit, shall, during the period from the expiration of the prospecting permit until the determination of the application, for so long as the provisions of this Act and the terms and conditions that would apply if the permit were current are complied with, have all the responsibilities, powers, authorities and duties that the holder would have had in respect of the land the subject of the application if the prospecting permit was current.

(2) The entitlements of the holder of a prospecting permit are not reduced or limited by reason only of the holder’s application for the grant of a mining claim or a mining lease in respect of any land in the area of the prospecting permit.