Resource authority

Current

A resource authority is any of the following—

(a)

a geothermal tenure under the Geothermal Energy Act 2010;

(b)

a GHG permit or GHG lease under the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009;

(c)

each of the following under the Mineral Resources Act 1989—

(i)

a mining tenement other than a prospecting permit;

(ii)

an approval that grants rights over land;

(d)

a 1923 Act petroleum tenure under the Petroleum Act 1923;

(e)

the following petroleum authorities under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004—

(i)

an authority to prospect;

(ii)

a petroleum lease;

(iii)

a pipeline licence;

(iv)

a petroleum facility licence;

(f)

a licence, permit, pipeline licence, primary licence, secondary licence or special prospecting authority granted under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982;

(g)

an agreement or lease under or mentioned in any of the following Acts—

(i)

Alcan Queensland Pty. Limited Agreement Act 1965;

(ii)

Central Queensland Coal Associates Agreement Act 1968;

(iii)

Central Queensland Coal Associates Agreement and Queensland Coal Trust Act 1984;

(iv)

Central Queensland Coal Associates Agreement (Amendment) Act 1986;

(v)

Central Queensland Coal Associates Agreement Amendment Act 1989;

(vi)

Commonwealth Aluminium Corporation Pty. Limited Agreement Act 1957;

(vii)

Mount Isa Mines Limited Agreement Act 1985;

(viii)

Queensland Nickel Agreement Act 1970;

(ix)

Queensland Nickel Agreement Act 1988;

(x)

Thiess Peabody Coal Pty. Ltd. Agreement Act 1962;

(xi)

Thiess Peabody Mitsui Coal Pty. Ltd. Agreements Act 1965.

This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum Second reading speech

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13 Resource authority