Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The applicant for an exploration permit may, at any time before the grant of the exploration permit, by notice in writing to the chief executive abandon the application in relation to all or part of the land to which it relates.
(2) The abandonment of an application for the grant of an exploration permit shall take effect on the day next following its receipt by the chief executive.
(2A) If the application is abandoned in relation to part only of the land to which it relates, the application must be amended to identify the area in relation to which the application is to remain in force (the remaining area).
(2B) The remaining area must be identified in the way required under section 133(1)(d).
(3) Upon the abandonment of an application for an exploration permit, the Minister, at the Minister's discretion, may retain the whole or part of the application fee.
(4) The chief executive must, within 5 business days after the abandonment, give written notice of it to the EPA administering authority.