Queensland Consolidated Acts

MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989 - SECT 318EF

318EF Criteria for deciding whether to approve proposed plan

The matters that must be considered in deciding whether to approve the proposed later development plan include each of the following—

(a) the criteria under section 318EA for deciding whether to approve a proposed initial development plan;

(b) the extent to which the current development plan for the mining lease has been complied with;

(c) the CSG assessment criteria;

(d) the effect of any approval of the proposed plan on any relinquishment condition for the mining lease;

(e) if the proposed plan provides for a significant change that is a cessation or reduction of mining or other purposes for which the mining lease is granted—

(i) whether the cessation or reduction is reasonable; and

(ii) whether the mining lease holder has taken all reasonable steps to prevent the cessation or reduction.