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GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ACT 2010 No. 31 - SECT 424

424 Replacement of pt 19, div 12

Part 19, division 12--

omit, insert--

'(1) This section applies to an application for the grant of a mining lease lodged before the commencement but not heard by the Land Court before the commencement.

'(2) If a properly made objection was lodged before the commencement--

(a) previous section 265 applies to the application; and
(b) this Act as in force immediately before the commencement continues to apply to the Land Court for dealing with, or continuing to deal with, the application.

'(3) If a properly made objection was not lodged before the commencement--

(a) amended section 265 applies to the application; and
(b) any reference under previous section 265 of the application to the Land Court for hearing is of no effect and is taken never to have had any effect; and
(c) this Act as in force from the commencement applies to the application.

'(4) In this section--

amended section 265 means section 265 as in force immediately after the commencement.

commencement means the date of assent of the Mines and Energy Legislation Amendment Act 2010.

previous section 265 means section 265 as in force before the commencement.

properly made objection means an objection to the application lodged in accordance with section 260.

'(1) A reference in an Act, lease, contract or other document to a CQCAA lease is, if the context permits, taken to include a reference to a CQCAA lease that is renewed under this Act or any other Act relating to mining.

'(2) In this section--

CQCAA lease means a special coal mining lease granted under the Central Queensland Coal Associates Agreement Act 1968.

'(1) This section applies if, immediately before the commencement, section 249 applied in relation to an application mentioned in section 249(1).

'(2) Section 249 as in force immediately after the commencement applies in relation to the application.

'(3) For the purpose of subsection (2), the request period under section 249 is the period of 10 business days starting on the commencement.

'(4) In this section--

commencement means the commencement of this section.'.



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