Queensland Consolidated Acts

SOIL CONSERVATION ACT 1986 - SECT 15

15 Approval of project plan

(1) Where no objection is lodged within the period determined pursuant to section 14 (7) , the proposed project plan together with the chief executive’s recommendation shall be submitted to the Governor in Council who may approve the plan.

(2) Where an objection to the proposed project plan is lodged, but there is no appeal against the chief executive’s determination of that objection, or an appeal is lodged but withdrawn and the chief executive elects to proceed with the proposal, the following shall be submitted to the Governor in Council—

(a) a copy of the proposed project plan which was available for inspection pursuant to section 14 (7) ;

(b) a list of the objections to the proposed project plan which the chief executive received and the chief executive’s determination on each;

(c) a list of modifications (if any) to the proposed project plan which give effect to the chief executive’s determinations;

and the Governor in Council may approve the proposed project plan, modified where applicable to give effect to the chief executive’s determinations.

(3) Where an appeal is determined by the Land Court and the chief executive elects to proceed with the proposal, the following shall be submitted to the Governor in Council—

(a) a copy of the proposed project plan which was available for inspection pursuant to section 14 (7) ;

(b) a list of the objections to the proposed project plan which the chief executive received and the chief executive’s determination on each;

(c) a list of appeals to the Land Court against the chief executive’s determination and the Land Court’s determination on each;

(d) a copy of a plan, modified where applicable, which incorporates those determinations of the chief executive not appealed against and the determinations of the Land Court;

and the Governor in Council may approve the proposed project plan modified where applicable, to give effect to the determinations of the chief executive not appealed against and the determinations of the Land Court.

(4) Where a project plan is approved, the chief executive shall give notice of the approval—

(a) in writing, together with a copy of the approved plan, to—

(i) all the owners, or where an owner is not in occupation, the occupier, of land included in the plan; and

(ii) the local government for the area in which the land included in the plan is situated; and

(b) at least once in at least 1 newspaper circulating in the locality of the land included in the plan.