Queensland Consolidated Acts

MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989 - SECT 318BI

318BI Petroleum lease application for part of the land

(1) This section applies if the authority to prospect holder applies for a petroleum lease for part of the land within the petroleum lease application period.

(2) The mining lease applicant may, by notice lodged with the chief executive, amend the mining lease application so that a mining lease is only sought for all or part of the rest of the land.

(3) Unless the amendment is made, a further step can not be taken to decide the mining lease application until after the petroleum lease application has been decided.

Note—

See, however, the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act , chapter 3 , part 2 , division 3 (Petroleum lease applications in response to Mineral Resources Act preference decision).

(4) If—

(a) the amendment has not been made; and

(b) the decision on the petroleum lease application is to grant a petroleum lease for part of the land;

the mining lease applicant may amend the mining lease application so that a mining lease is only sought for all or part of the rest of the land.

Note—

See, however, section 318CB .