Queensland Consolidated Acts

STATE DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS ORGANISATION ACT 1971 - SECT 76S

76S Entering into agreement

(1) The Coordinator-General may, with the approval of the Minister, enter into an agreement (a
"voluntary environmental agreement" ) with an applicant for a prescribed decision, or the applicant and another person, about—

(a) preventing, controlling or mitigating detrimental environmental effects of a prescribed project; or

(b) conserving, maintaining, rehabilitating or enhancing aspects of the environment.

(2) However, if the rights of any of the following persons will be materially affected by the agreement, the Coordinator-General must not enter into it without that person’s written consent—

(a) if the applicant is not the registered owner of land to which the agreement relates—the registered owner of the land;

(b) if land to which the agreement relates is subject to a lease or other interest—the lessee or interest holder.