Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The holder of a mining lease, including a lease subject to a condition mentioned in section 285, may, within the renewal period, apply to the Minister for a renewal of the lease by lodging an application with the mining registrar.
(2) The application must be—
(a) made in the approved form; and
(b) accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation; and
(c) accompanied by a statement about the following matters—
(i) the term for which the mining lease is to be renewed;
(ii) the reason for seeking the renewal;
(iii) if the lease was granted for a purpose mentioned in section 234(1)(a)—whether the area the subject of the application contains workable quantities of mineral or mineral bearing ore;
(iv) if the lease was granted for a purpose mentioned in section 234(1)(b)—the particular purpose for which the renewal is sought;
(v) if a mining program is proposed to be carried out under the renewed lease—the proposed mining program and its method of operation;
(vi) whether the operations to be carried on during the term of the renewed lease are an appropriate land use and will conform with sound land use management;
(vii) whether the land and surface area in relation to which the renewal is sought is of an appropriate size and shape for the activities proposed to be carried out under the renewed lease;
(viii) the financial and technical resources available to the applicant to carry on mining operations under the renewed lease;
(ix) in relation to the parcels of land the whole or part of which are the subject of the application—
(A) a description of the parcels of land; and
(B) the current use of the land; and
(C) the name and address of the owner of the land (the primary land) and the name and address of any other land which may be used to access the primary land.
(3) In this section—
renewal period means the period that is—
(a) at least 6 months, or any shorter period allowed by the Minister in the particular case, before the current term of the lease expires; and
(b) not more than 1 year before the current term expires.