Queensland Consolidated Acts

LAND ACT 1994 - SECT 20

20 Dealing with mining interests, geothermal tenures or GHG authorities

(1) Even if there is a mining interest, geothermal tenure or GHG authority over unallocated State land, the land is still unallocated State land for dealing with it under this Act.

(2) However, the dealing can not affect—

(a) the rights of the holder of the mining interest, geothermal tenure or GHG authority or the successors of the holder; or

(b) an agreement made, or anything else done, under the Mineral Resources Act 1989 , the Petroleum Act 1923 , the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 , the Geothermal Energy Act 2010 or the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 .

(3) In this section—

"geothermal tenure" means a geothermal tenure under the Geothermal Energy Act 2010 .

"GHG authority" means a GHG authority under the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 .

"mining interest" means a permit, claim, licence, lease or other authority held under the Mineral Resources Act 1989 , the Petroleum Act 1923 or the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 .