Queensland Consolidated Acts

PETROLEUM ACT 1923 - SECT 77

77 Submissions by coal or oil shale exploration tenement holder

(1) The coal or oil shale exploration tenement holder may lodge submissions about the application.

(2) However, the submissions may be lodged only within 3 months after the holder is, under section 76W (1) (a) , given a copy of the application (the
"submission period" ).

(3) The submissions may—

(a) include information about all or any of the following—

(i) exploration carried out under the tenement;

(ii) the results of the exploration;

(iii) the prospects for future coal or oil shale mining or incidental coal seam gas mining from the land; and

(b) include a proposal by the tenement holder for the development of coal or oil shale in the land; and

(c) include information relevant to the CSG assessment criteria; and

Note—

For confidentiality of information, see division 7 .

(d) include reasonable provisions for the safety management system for petroleum production under the renewed lease.

Note—

For requirements for consultation with particular coal or oil shale mining tenement holders, see the 2004 Act , section 386 .

(4) The holder must give the applicant a copy of the submissions.

(5) In deciding the conditions of the lease, regard must be had to the submissions.