Queensland Consolidated Acts

MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989 - SECT 334ZH

334ZH Deciding application to add excluded land to EPC 545

(1) This section applies to an application under section 176A to add excluded land to exploration permit for coal 545 (the
"excluded land application" ) whether the application was made before or after the commencement of this section.

(2) If—

(a) the excluded land application involves prescribed land under section 334ZE or 334ZF ; and

(b) the prescribed persons have, under section 334ZE or 334ZF , applied for a mining lease in respect of the prescribed land;

the Minister need not decide the excluded land application, to the extent it relates to the prescribed land, until after the day each application for a mining lease in respect of the prescribed land has been finally decided.

(3) For this Act, if the Minister defers deciding a part of the excluded land application under subsection (2) , the application is taken not to have been finally decided by the Minister until the day the Minister decides that part.

(4) In this section—

"excluded land" means—

(a) excluded land as defined under section 176A (5) ; or

(b) land that, under section 334ZC (7) , is excluded land for section 176A .