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Schedule 2 Dictionary
section 11
1923 Act means the Petroleum Act 1923.
1923 Act petroleum tenure see the 1923 Act, section 2.
access land, for a GHG authority, see section 287(3).
access rights see section 287(2).
acquired land—
1 Land is acquired land if—
it was taken under a resumption law, other than by taking or otherwise creating an easement; and
under section 369A, all GHG interests relating to the land were extinguished on the taking.
2 However, land mentioned in paragraph 1 stops being acquired land if it is included in the area of a new or renewed GHG tenure granted under this Act.
ALA means the Acquisition of Land Act 1967.
appeal period, for a decision, means the period provided for under section 396 for starting an appeal against the decision.
applicant, for chapter 4, part 3, see section 195(a).
application includes a tender in response to a call for tenders.
apply, in relation to making an application, has the meaning affected by section 411.
appropriately qualified, for the performance of a function or exercise of a power, includes having the qualifications, experience and competence to perform the function or exercise the power.
approved form means the form approved under section 428.
area—
1 The area, of a GHG authority, is the land to which the authority is subject as recorded in the register.
2 The area of an authority, tenement or tenure granted under another resource Act is its area as defined under that Act or the area to which the authority, tenement or tenure is subject under that Act.
ATP means an authority to prospect.
authorised activity, for a GHG authority, see section 22.
authority to prospect means an authority to prospect under the 1923 Act or the P&G Act.
block see the Common Provisions Act, section 11A(1).
call for tenders—
for chapter 2, part 2—see section 33(1); or
for chapter 3, part 3—see section 125(1).
capability criteria—
for chapter 2—see section 42(2); or
for chapter 3—see section 118(2).
closing time, for a call for tenders—
for a GHG permit—see section 33(2)(a); or
for a GHG lease—see section 125(2)(a).
Common Provisions Act means the Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014.
compensation liability see the Common Provisions Act, section 81(2).
conditions, of a GHG authority, see section 20.
conduct and compensation agreement see the Common Provisions Act, section 83(1).
construct, a structure, includes placing the structure.
contiguous, for land, means abutting, with at least 1 side in common.
conviction includes a finding of guilt or the acceptance of a plea of guilty by a court, whether or not a conviction is recorded.
coordinated project means a project declared under the State Development Act, section 26, to be a coordinated project.
costs, incurred by the State, includes the cost of services that the State provides for itself.
dangerous situation means a situation relating to geothermal activity under the Geothermal Act, a GHG stream or petroleum or fuel gas in which an inspector under the P&G Act reasonably believes an imminent risk of material harm to persons or property is likely if action is not taken to avoid, eliminate or minimise the risk.
data acquisition activities see section 233(1).
dealing, in relation to a GHG authority, means a dealing with a resource authority, under the Common Provisions Act, that is a GHG authority.
deferral agreement see the Common Provisions Act, section 44(1).
development plan, for a GHG lease, see section 25(1).
development plan criteria see section 147(2).
drill includes to bore.
eligible person see section 19.
enhanced petroleum recovery means producing petroleum by injecting a substance including for example, GHG, into a natural underground reservoir as defined under the P&G Act.
enter a place includes the exercise of the rights in relation to the place under section 423.
Environmental Protection Act means the Environmental Protection Act 1994.
excluded land—
for a GHG permit—means excluded land for the permit decided under section 46; or
for a GHG lease—means excluded land for the lease decided under section 137.
executive officer, of a corporation, means a person who is concerned with or takes part in its management, whether or not the person is a director or the person’s position is given the name of executive officer.
exploration authority (non-GHG), for chapter 4, see section 184.
fee includes tax.
formed road means any existing road or track on private or public land used or that may reasonably be capable of being used to drive or ride motor vehicles.
Geothermal Act means the Geothermal Energy Act 2010.
geothermal lease see the Geothermal Act, section 19(1)(b).
geothermal permit see the Geothermal Act, section 19(1)(a).
geothermal tenure see the Geothermal Act, section 19(2).
GHG means greenhouse gas.
GHG assessment criteria see section 196(1)(b).
GHG authority see section 18(3).
GHG coordination arrangement see section 186(3).
GHG data acquisition authority means a GHG injection and storage data acquisition authority.
GHG exploration permit (also called a GHG permit) see section 18(1)(a).
GHG injection and storage data acquisition authority (also called a GHG data acquisition authority) see section 18(1)(c).
GHG injection and storage lease (also called a GHG lease) see section 18(1)(b).
GHG interest means—
a GHG authority; or
a right existing under, or in relation to, a GHG authority.
GHG lease means a GHG injection and storage lease.
GHG permit means a GHG exploration permit.
GHG statement see section 196(1)(a).
GHG storage see section 3(2).
GHG storage activity see section 23.
GHG storage exploration see section 15.
GHG storage injection testing see section 16.
GHG storage reservoir see section 13(a).
GHG storage viability report see section 245(1).
GHG stream see section 12.
GHG stream pipeline see section 17.
GHG stream storage see section 14.
GHG stream storage site see section 13.
GHG tenure see section 18(2).
GHG well—
1 A GHG well is a hole in the ground made or being made by drilling, boring or any other means—
to carry out GHG storage exploration; or
for GHG stream storage.
2 A GHG well includes the casing for the well and any of the following attached to the well—
• the casing head
• a casing hanger or spool or tubing hanger
• flow control equipment up to and including the wing valves.
3 To remove any doubt, it is declared that a GHG well does not include a seismic shot hole or shallow hole drilled to work out a geological structure.
give, a document to the Minister or the chief executive, has the meaning affected by section 411.
Great Artesian Basin means the area that is on or below the surface of the plan area under the Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017.
holder—
of a GHG authority other than a GHG data acquisition authority, means each person recorded as its holder in the register; or
of a GHG data acquisition authority, means the person mentioned in section 240.
holder submissions see section 199(1).
independent viability assessment see section 247(2).
information notice, for a decision, means a notice stating each of the following—
the decision, and the reasons for it;
the rights of appeal under this Act;
the period in which any appeal under this Act must be started;
how rights of appeal under this Act are to be exercised;
that a stay of a decision the subject of an appeal under this Act may be applied for under this Act.
initial development plan requirements see section 140.
initial work program requirements see section 51.
interfere with includes tamper with.
land includes—
land covered by Queensland waters; and
subterranean land.
land access code see the Common Provisions Act, section 36.
later development plan requirements see section 150.
later work program requirements see section 58.
legacy borehole means a bore or well that—
was drilled for the purpose (the original purpose) of—
exploration or production of mineral or petroleum resources; or
informing the exploration or production of mineral or petroleum resources; and
is no longer used for the original or another purpose.
make submissions has the meaning affected by section 411.
mandatory condition, of a GHG authority, see section 20(2).
mandatory provision, of the land access code, means a provision of that code that the code requires compliance with.
Mineral Resources Act means the Mineral Resources Act 1989.
mining interest means—
a mining tenement under the Mineral Resources Act; or
a tenure held from the State under another Act about mining under which tenure the holder is authorised to carry out mining under the Mineral Resources Act or a related mineral or energy resources activity.
mining lease see the Mineral Resources Act, schedule 2.
noncompliance action means action of a type mentioned in section 379.
notice means a written notice.
notice of intention to resume, for the proposed taking of land under a resumption law, means—
if the land is taken under the process stated in the ALA (whether the land is taken under the ALA or another resumption law)—the notice of intention to resume under the ALA; or
otherwise—the notice, however named, required to be given under the resumption law to notify persons of the proposed taking.
notifiable road use see the Common Provisions Act, section 62.
occupier, of a place, means—
a person who, under an Act or a lease registered under the Land Title Act 1994, has a right to occupy the place other than under a mining interest, petroleum authority, 1923 Act petroleum tenure, GHG authority or geothermal tenure; or
a person who has been given a right to occupy the place by an owner of the place or another person mentioned in paragraph (a).
on, land or another place, includes across, attached to, in, under or over the land or place.
operating plant see the P&G Act, section 670.
operator, of an operating plant, see the P&G Act, section 673.
overlapping authority see section 183.
overlapping authority application period see section 205(2).
overlapping authority priority see section 199(3)(b).
owner—
1 An owner, of land, means each person as follows in relation to the land—
for freehold land—a registered owner;
for land for which a person is, or will on performing conditions, be entitled to a deed of grant in fee simple—the person;
if an estate in fee simple of land is being purchased from the State—the purchaser;
for a public road—the public road authority for the road;
for land that is busway land, light rail land, rail corridor land or a cane railway or other railway—the public land authority for the land;
for required land under the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, section 436—the chief executive of the department in which that Act is administered;
for a forest entitlement area, State forest or timber reserve under the Forestry Act 1959—the chief executive of the department in which that Act is administered;
for a conservation park or resources reserve under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 (the NCA) for which there are trustees—
if, under the NCA, the conservation park or resources reserve has trustees whose powers are not restricted—the trustees; or
otherwise—the chief executive of the department in which the NCA is administered;
for DOGIT land under the Aboriginal Land Act 1991 or the Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991—a trustee for the land;
for Torres Strait Islander land under the Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991 that is taken to be a reserve because of section 151(2) of that Act—each grantee of the land;
for land under the Land Act 1994 for which there are trustees—a trustee;
for transport land under the Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994—the chief executive of the department in which that Act is administered;
for land vested in the Minister administering the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006—that Minister;
for land vested in the Queensland Housing Commission or another Minister or a chief executive responsible for constructing public buildings—the Minister administering the relevant Act;
for land held from the State under another Act under an interest less than fee simple (other than occupation rights under a permit under the Land Act 1994)—the person who holds the interest;
for any of the following land under the NCA—the State—
a national park (scientific);
a national park;
a national park (Aboriginal land);
a national park (Torres Strait Islander land);
a forest reserve.
2 Also, a mortgagee of land is the owner of land if—
the mortgagee is acting as mortgagee in possession of the land and has the exclusive management and control of the land; or
the mortgagee or a person appointed by the mortgagee is in possession of the land and has the exclusive management and control of the land.
3 If land or another thing has more than 1 owner, a reference in this Act to the owner of the land or thing is a reference to each of its owners.
P&G Act see section 4.
P&G Act safety provisions see section 4(c).
permit-related application see section 113(3).
petroleum see the P&G Act, section 10.
petroleum authority see the P&G Act, section 18(2).
petroleum discovery includes a discovery of an underground geological formation or structure that under the P&G Act has or is likely to have commercial potential for petroleum.
petroleum lease means a petroleum lease under the P&G Act or a lease under the 1923 Act.
petroleum tenure means any ATP or petroleum lease.
pipeline land, for a GHG tenure, means land on which pipelines are or may be constructed or operated under the tenure if the land is identified as pipeline land in any of the following—
the register;
the instrument for the tenure;
if the tenure is a GHG permit—the work program for the tenure;
if the tenure is a GHG lease—the development plan for the tenure.
pipeline licence see the P&G Act, section 18(1)(f).
place includes land.
plan period, for a development plan, means the period for which the plan applies.
potential storage area, for a GHG permit, means an area declared under section 102 to be a potential storage area for the permit.
private land—
1 Private land is—
freehold land; or
an interest in land less than fee simple held from the State under another Act.
2 However, land is not private land to the extent of an interest in any of the following relating to the land—
a mining interest;
a petroleum authority or 1923 Act petroleum tenure;
a GHG authority;
a geothermal tenure;
an occupation right under a permit under the Land Act 1994.
3 Also, land owned by a public land authority is not private land.
program period, for a work program, means the period for which the program applies.
provision, of a GHG authority, means a provision of the authority as defined under section 21.
public interest means a consideration of each of the following—
government policy;
environmental impacts;
employment creation;
social impacts;
the overall economic benefit for the State, or a part of the State, in the short and long term;
impacts on aesthetic, amenity or cultural values.
public land means land other than—
private land; or
to the extent an interest in any of the following relates to the land—
a mining interest;
a petroleum authority or 1923 Act petroleum tenure;
a GHG authority;
a geothermal tenure;
an occupation right under a permit under the Land Act 1994.
public land authority means—
for a public road—the road authority for the road; or
if a local government or other authority is under an Act, charged with the control of the land—the local government or other authority; or
otherwise—the chief executive of the department administering the Act under which entry to the land is administered.
public road means an area of land that—
is open to or used by the public; and
is developed for or has as one of its main uses—
the driving or riding of motor vehicles; or
pedestrian traffic; and
is controlled by a public road authority.
Examples of an area of land that may be included in a road—
• a bridge, culvert, ford, tunnel or viaduct
• a pedestrian or bicycle path
public road authority, for a public road, means—
for a State-controlled road—the chief executive of the department in which the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 is administered; or
for another public road—the local government having the control of the road.
publish, a notice, means to publish it in any of the following ways—
in a journal published by the department or under the Minister’s authority;
in another publication the Minister considers appropriate;
on the department’s website;
by placing it on a public notice board, established and maintained by the department at—
the department’s head office; and
other places the chief executive considers appropriate.
reasonably believes means to believe on grounds that are reasonable in the circumstances.
register means the register kept by the chief executive under the Common Provisions Act, section 197.
registration, for a dealing, means recorded in the register.
relevant arrangement, for chapter 3, part 2, see section 118(1)(f)(ii).
relevant environmental authority, for a GHG authority or proposed GHG authority, means an environmental authority under the Environmental Protection Act granted for all of the authorised activities for the GHG authority or proposed GHG authority that are environmentally relevant activities under that Act.
relevant environmental condition, for a provision about a GHG authority or proposed GHG authority, means a condition of any relevant environmental authority for the GHG authority or proposed GHG authority.
relevant GHG tenure, for a GHG data acquisition authority or proposed GHG data acquisition authority, see section 233(3).
relevant land, for a GHG lease application, means the land the subject of the application.
relevant lease—
for a GHG lease application—see section 205(2); or
for a GHG coordination arrangement—see section 186(4).
relinquishment condition, for a GHG permit is the relinquishment condition under section 72(1).
relinquishment notice see section 72(3)(a).
remedial powers see section 356(2).
report means a written report.
required information, for chapter 5, part 4, division 3, see section 260.
required way, for giving the chief executive reports, see section 255(4).
requirements for grant see section 117(1).
resource Act see section 26A.
resource management decision see section 201.
resumption law—
means a law that provides for the compulsory acquisition of land, including, for example, the following—
the ALA, including as applied by another law providing for an entity to take land under the ALA as if the entity were a constructing authority under the ALA;
Examples of other laws for subparagraph (i)—
• Electricity Act 1994, section 116
• South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009, section 53AY
the Land Act 1994, chapter 5, part 3, division 3;
the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004, sections 456 to 458;
the Queensland Reconstruction Authority Act 2011, section 99;
the State Development Act, section 82 or 125;
the Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994, section 25 or 26; but
does not include the Land Act 1994, chapter 5, part 3, divisions 1 and 2.
resumption notice, for the taking of land under a resumption law, means—
if the land is taken under the process stated in the ALA (whether the land is taken under the ALA or another resumption law)—the gazette resumption notice under the ALA for the taking; or
otherwise—the instrument giving effect to the taking.
road use direction see section 303(1).
safety management plan see the P&G Act, schedule 2.
satisfies, the capability criteria—
for chapter 2—see section 42(3); or
for chapter 3—see section 118(3).
security includes a bond, deposit of an amount as security, guarantee, indemnity or other surety, insurance, mortgage and undertaking.
serious situation see section 363.
serious situation direction see section 364(2).
services of the State has the same meaning that the term has in relation to the State of Queensland under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cwlth), section 183(1).
share, of a GHG authority, means any interest held by a person as a holder of the authority in all of the area of the authority.
special criteria—
for a GHG permit—see section 33(2)(b); or
for a GHG lease—see section 125
b).
State-controlled road see Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, schedule 6.
State Development Act means the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971.
storage capacity, of a GHG storage reservoir, means the measure of its potential for GHG stream storage.
storage commencement day, for a GHG lease, see section 120(2)(c).
structure means anything built or constructed, whether or not attached to land.
sub-block see the Common Provisions Act, section 11A(2).
submission means a written submission.
surrender application see section 174(a).
take, in relation to land, includes acquire.
unavailable land—
for a GHG permit—see section 44(4); or
for a GHG lease—see section 135(4).
Water Act means the Water Act 2000.
Water Act Minister means the Minister of the department in which the Water Act is administered.
work program, for a GHG permit, see section 24(1).
work program criteria see section 55(2).
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