Queensland Consolidated Acts

MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES (COMMON PROVISIONS) ACT 2014 - SECT 228D

228D Land access requirements for particular applications under Mineral Resources Act not decided before commencement

(1) This section applies if—

(a) before the commencement, a person applied for a prospecting permit, exploration permit or mineral development licence under the pre-amended Mineral Resources Act; and

(b) the prospecting permit, exploration permit or mineral development licence is granted after the commencement; and

(c) if the permit or licence had been granted under the pre-amended Mineral Resources Act—the holder of the permit or licence would have been permitted under section 19 (4) , 129 (3) or 181 (8) of that Act to enter, or enter the surface of, restricted land only with the written consent of the owner of the land where the relevant permanent building, or relevant feature, was situated.

(2) The pre-amended Mineral Resources Act continues to apply in relation to entry to the restricted land as if—

(a) the new restricted land entry provisions had not commenced; and

(b) the Mineral Resources Act, sections 19, 20, 129 and 181, and schedule 2, definitions
"restricted land" ,
"restricted land (category A)" and
"restricted land (category B)" had not been replaced or repealed.

(3) In this section—

"commencement" means the commencement of chapter 3.