Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated ActsThe main purposes of this part are, in conjunction with the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act, chapter 3, and the Petroleum Act 1923, part 6F, to—
(a) clarify rights under this Act to mine coal seam gas; and
Editor's note—
For the limited entitlement to mine coal seam gas under this Act, see division 8 (Additional provisions for coal mining leases and oil shale mining leases), subdivision 1 (Entitlement to coal seam gas).
(b) address issues arising for coal seam gas mining under this Act, and, in particular, issues arising when a coal mining lease or an oil shale mining lease and a petroleum lease are granted over the same area; and
(c) provide security of tenure to protect existing operations and investments relating to coal, oil shale and petroleum; and
Editor's note—
For existing operations, see also part 19, division 6 (Transitional provisions for Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004).
(d) provide certainty of tenure for future investments relating to coal, oil shale and petroleum; and
(e) optimise the development and use of the State's coal, oil shale and petroleum resources to maximise the benefit for all Queenslanders; and
(f) ensure, if it is commercially and technically feasible, the grant of coal mining leases and oil shale mining leases that may affect petroleum exploration or production, or proposed petroleum exploration or production, optimises the commercial use of coal, oil shale and petroleum resources in a safe and efficient way.
Editor's note—
For provisions regulating the safety of coal seam gas exploration or production, see the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999 and the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act, chapter 9 (Safety).