Queensland Consolidated Acts

PETROLEUM ACT 1923 - SECT 76H

76H Main purposes of pt 6F

The main purposes of this part are, in conjunction with the 2004 Act , chapter 3 and the Mineral Resources Act , chapter 8 , to—

(a) clarify rights to explore for and produce coal seam gas; and

(b) address issues arising for coal seam gas exploration and production, and, in particular, issues arising when a 1923 Act petroleum tenure and a coal or oil shale mining tenement are granted over the same area; and

(c) ensure petroleum exploration and production is—

(i) carried out safely; and

(ii) does not compromise the safe and efficient mining of coal seams or oil shale; and

(d) provide security of tenure to protect existing operations and investments relating to coal, oil shale and petroleum; and

Note—

For transitional provisions for the 2004 Act , see the Mineral Resources Act , chapter 15 , part 2 , division 6 .

(e) provide certainty of tenure for future investments relating to coal, oil shale and petroleum; and

(f) optimise the development and use of the State’s coal, oil shale and petroleum resources to maximise the benefit for all Queenslanders; and

(g) ensure petroleum exploration and production does not compromise the ability to mine coal seams economically in the future; and

(h) ensure, if it is commercially and technically feasible, the grant of leases that may affect coal or oil shale mining, or proposed coal or oil shale mining, optimises the commercial use of coal, oil shale and petroleum resources in a safe and efficient way.