Queensland Consolidated Acts

MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989 - SECT 318CN

318CN Use that may be made under mining lease of incidental coal seam gas

(1) This section applies if the mining lease holder holds a coal mining lease.

(2) Subject to section 318CO , the mining lease holder may do the following in relation to incidental coal seam gas mined under section 318CM —

(a) use it beneficially for an authorised activity under the coal mining lease or another coal mining lease;

(b) process, store or transport it within the area of the coal mining lease, or within the area of another coal mining lease, to allow it to be used under paragraph (a) ;

(c) use it beneficially for an authorised activity under another resource authority;

(d) supply it to another entity;

(e) use it to generate power to supply to another entity;

(f) process, store or transport it within the area of the coal mining lease, or within the area of another resource authority, to allow it to be used under paragraph (c) , (d) or (e) .

Examples of uses of incidental coal seam gas authorised under paragraph (a) or (c)—

1 power generation for equipment used for an authorised activity under the coal mining lease or another resource authority

2 heating

Notes—

1 If the mining lease holder wishes to use the incidental coal seam gas in a way not authorised under subsection (2) (a) or (b) , the holder may require an authority under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act . For example, a holder must apply for an authority under that Act if the holder wishes to transport the gas by pipeline outside the area of non-contiguous mining leases or utilise a natural underground reservoir.

2 If the mining lease holder wishes to use the incidental coal seam gas to generate power to supply to another entity, the holder must comply with the Electricity Act 1994 .

(3) This section does not limit or affect a requirement or restriction under another Act.

(4) In this section—

"supply" includes sell.