Queensland Consolidated Acts

MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989 - SECT 334ZJP

334ZJP Deciding particular applications

(1) This section applies in relation to—

(a) mining lease applications 10355, 10356, 10357 and 10374; and

(b) any other application for the grant or renewal of a mining lease for the Byerwen mine project, including the grant of a mining lease consolidating other mining leases, if—

(i) the application was made, but not decided, before the commencement; or

(ii) the application is made after the commencement.

(2) However, this section does not apply in relation to the application mentioned in section 334ZJN (1) .

(3) If the Minister decides to grant or renew the mining lease under section 271A , 286A or 299 , the mining lease is granted or renewed subject to the following conditions—

(a) the holder must accommodate all workers either—

(i) in Glenden; or

(ii) on the area of ML700066 in compliance with the conditions mentioned in section 334ZJN (4) (a) to (c) ;

(b) for the condition mentioned in paragraph (a) —

(i) at least 30% of the workers accommodated in Glenden must be accommodated in a residential dwelling; and

(ii) if subparagraph (i) is satisfied and the number of rostered workers is insufficient to enable the condition to be satisfied—the condition is taken to be satisfied if all rostered workers are accommodated in Glenden.

(4) Subsection (3) does not limit section 276 .

(5) The conditions mentioned in subsection (3) can not be varied under section 294 .