Queensland Consolidated Acts

MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989 - SECT 318BB

318BB Decision about whether to give any preference to petroleum development

(1) Subject to section 318BC , the Minister must decide whether to—

(a) grant the mining lease under section 271A ; or

(b) give any petroleum development preference for the land, in whole or part.

(2) The decision under subsection (1) is the
"preference decision" .

(3) In making the preference decision the CSG assessment criteria must be considered.

(4) If, under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act , chapter 3 , part 2 , division 1 , subdivision 6 , coal or oil shale development preference has been given for the land, the preference decision is taken to be not to give any petroleum development preference for any of the land.