Queensland Numbered Acts Queensland Numbered Acts(1) The Minister may grant or refuse the renewal.
(2) However--
(a) before deciding to grant the renewal, the Minister must decide whether to approve the following for the renewed geothermal tenure--
(i) for a renewed geothermal permit--the applicant's proposed work program;
(ii) for a renewed geothermal lease--the applicant's proposed development plan; and
(b) the renewal can not be granted unless--
(i) the proposed program or plan has been approved; and
(ii) the applicant satisfies the capability criteria; and
(iii) the Minister is satisfied the applicant has substantially complied with the geothermal tenure being renewed; and
(iv) the relevant environmental authority has been issued; and
(v) any relevant Water Act authorisation has been issued.
(3) Also, if--
(a) the geothermal tenure is a geothermal permit; and
(b) the applicant has been given a notice under section 72 to apply for a geothermal lease;
the renewal application must not be decided until the issue of whether a geothermal lease will be granted is decided.
(4) Subsection (3) does not limit the power under section 73 to take a proposed action as stated in the notice.
(5) The Minister may, as a condition of deciding to grant the application, require the applicant to do either or both of the following within a stated reasonable period--
(a) pay the annual rent for the first year of the renewed geothermal tenure;
(b) give, under section 204, security for the renewed geothermal tenure.
(6) If the applicant does not comply with the requirement, the Minister may refuse the application.