Queensland Consolidated Acts

MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989 - SECT 318CM

318CM Limited entitlement to mine coal seam gas

(1) The mining lease holder may mine coal seam gas in the area of the lease only if—

(a) the mining happens as a necessary result of coal or oil shale mining carried out under the mining lease; or

(b) the mining is necessary to ensure a safe mine working environment for coal or oil shale mining under the mining lease; or

(c) the mining is necessary to minimise the fugitive emission of methane during the course of coal mining operations.

(2) Coal seam gas mined, or proposed to be mined, under subsection (1) is called
"incidental coal seam gas" .

(3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that incidental coal seam gas includes coal seam gas in a goaf if the gas is mined, or proposed to be mined, under subsection (1) .

(4) In this section—

"mine" , for coal seam gas, includes extract, produce, release or dispose of the gas.