Queensland Numbered Acts Queensland Numbered Acts(1) An ML (coal) holder must ensure that, within 12 months after giving an advance notice to a petroleum resource authority holder—
(a) there is in place a joint development plan that has been agreed with the petroleum resource authority holder; and
(b) written notice is given to the chief executive stating the following—
(i) that the plan is in place;
(ii) the period for which the plan has effect;
(iii) other information prescribed by regulation.
(2) The agreed joint development plan must—
(a) identify the ML (coal) holder and petroleum resource authority holder under the plan; and
(b) set out an overview of the activities proposed to be carried out in the overlapping area by the ML (coal) holder, including the location of the activities and when they will start; and
(c) set out an overview of the activities proposed to be carried out in the overlapping area by the petroleum resource authority holder, including the location of the activities and when they will start; and
(d) identify any IMA and RMA proposed for the overlapping area, and any SOZ proposed for any IMA or RMA for the overlapping area; and
(e) state the agreed mining commencement date for any IMA or RMA; and
(f) state how the activities mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c) optimise the development and use of the State's coal and coal seam gas resources; and
(g) state the period for which the agreed joint development plan is to have effect; and
(h) include any other information prescribed by regulation.
(3) For 2 or more overlapping areas in the area the subject of the ML (coal)—
(a) to the extent practicable, there may be in place a single agreed joint development plan for 2 or more of the overlapping areas; and
(b) if there are 2 or more agreed joint development plans in place for the overlapping areas, the ML (coal) holder may give the chief executive a single notice as mentioned in subsection (1)(b) for all the agreed joint development plans.