Queensland Consolidated Acts

MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989 - SECT 407

407 Minister may require survey

(1) Upon the request in writing of the Minister given at any time, the applicant for the grant of or holder of a mining claim, exploration permit, mineral development licence or mining lease shall have the area of the permit, licence or lease, or any part of the area, specified by the Minister surveyed or further surveyed as indicated in the request.

(2) The area, or the part of the area, must be surveyed by a cadastral surveyor.

(3) Liability at law shall not attach to the Crown, the Minister or any officer of the department of the Government for the time being administering this Act for any error or inaccuracy in a survey or plan of survey carried out by a cadastral surveyor for the purpose of this section or for anything done or omitted to be done on the assumption that the survey or plan was accurate.

(4) The applicant or holder to whom a request is made under subsection (1) shall incur and be liable to pay all costs associated with the work carried out by a cadastral surveyor under this section.