Queensland Numbered Acts

FOREST WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT ACT 2020 - SECT 19

19 Deciding amendment applications

(1) After receiving the amendment application, the Minister must—

(a) approve or refuse the application; and

(b) if the decision is to approve the application—give the applicant a copy of the amendment; and

(c) if the decision is to refuse the application—give the applicant notice of the decision, including the reasons for the decision.

(2) The Minister must not approve the amendment application unless satisfied the conditions precedent for the giving of the access licence, as amended, have been met.

(3) Also, the Minister must not approve the amendment application if the amendment would have the effect that—

(a) to the extent the authorised activity for the access licence is to be carried out on land in project area A—any part of the authorised activity is not for the agreement stage under the relevant development agreement for the licence; or

(b) to the extent the authorised activity for the access licence is to be carried out on land in project area B—any part of the authorised activity is not an activity mentioned in section 8 (1) (b) ; or

(c) the licence land for the access licence includes land outside the agreement area for the relevant development agreement for the licence.

(4) An amendment of an access licence takes effect when the amendment is registered under section 25 .