Queensland Consolidated Acts

MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989 - SECT 391A

391A Restriction on decisions or recommendations about mining tenements

(1) This section applies if, apart from this section, a person may—

(a) decide to grant, vary or renew a mining tenement, other than a mining tenement for small scale mining activities; or

(b) recommend that a mining tenement, other than a mining tenement for small scale mining activities, be granted, varied or renewed.

(2) However, this section does not apply to a decision or recommendation by the Land Court.

(3) The decision or recommendation to grant, vary or renew must not be done or made unless a relevant environmental authority has been issued.

(5) This section applies despite any other provision of this Act.

(6) In this section—

"relevant environmental authority" means an environmental authority under the Environmental Protection Act for all activities authorised, or to be authorised, under the mining tenement.