Queensland Numbered Acts Queensland Numbered Acts(1) A geothermal permit holder may apply for a declaration by the Minister that all or a stated part of the permit's area is a potential geothermal commercial area for the permit.
(2) The application must be--
(a) made to the Minister in the approved form; and
(b) accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation.
(3) The application may be made--
(a) for more than 1 part of the geothermal permit's area; and
(b) even if another part of the geothermal permit's area is already a potential geothermal commercial area.
(4) The application must include--
(a) a report for or that includes the proposed potential geothermal commercial area that--
(i) complies with the requirements prescribed under a regulation for geothermal viability reports; and
(ii) is still relevant to the circumstances of the proposed potential geothermal commercial area; and
(b) an evaluation program for--
(i) potential geothermal production in the proposed potential geothermal commercial area; and
(ii) market opportunities for potential geothermal production.
(5) However, subsection (4)(a) does not apply if--
(a) a geothermal viability report or an independent viability assessment relates to or includes the proposed potential geothermal commercial area; and
(b) the report or assessment is still relevant to the circumstances of the proposed potential geothermal commercial area.
(6) The evaluation program may provide for a suspension of all or part of the work program for the area the subject of the application.