Queensland Numbered Acts

FOREST WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT ACT 2020 - SECT 30

30 Requests to applicants about lease applications

(1) The Minister may, by notice, ask the applicant for the lease application—

(a) to complete or correct the application in a stated way if the Minister considers the application is incorrect, incomplete or defective; or

(b) to give the Minister stated further information about the application; or

(c) to give the Minister a statutory declaration verifying information stated in the application or further information given under paragraph (b) .

(2) The applicant must comply with the request within—

(a) the period stated in the notice or, if no period is stated, 30 days after the request is made; or

(b) the extended period decided by the Minister.

(3) The Minister may refuse to decide the lease application until the request is complied with.

(4) Subsection (5) applies if the applicant does not comply with the request—

(a) within the period or extended period mentioned in subsection (2) ; or

(b) to the satisfaction of the Minister.

(5) Despite section 31 , the Minister may refuse the lease application.