Queensland Consolidated Acts

MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989 - SECT 318CNA

318CNA Use that may be made under oil shale mining lease of incidental coal seam gas

(1) This section applies if the mining lease holder holds an oil shale 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 mining under the oil shale mining lease;

(b) process, store or transport it within the area of the oil shale mining lease to allow it to be used under paragraph (a) .

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

1 power generation for equipment used for mining under the oil shale mining lease

2 heating

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

(4) In this section—

"mining" , under the oil shale mining lease, includes mining for coal seam gas authorised under section 318CM .