Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if—
(a) a person holds a mining tenement other than a prospecting permit; and
(b) at the time the mining tenement was granted or renewed, land was excluded under section 383 or 384 from the land to which the mining tenement applies (the mining tenement land).
(2) The holder of the mining tenement may, within 12 months after the mining tenement was granted or renewed, apply to the mining registrar to include in the mining tenement land, land—
(a) that adjoins the mining tenement land; and
(b) that was excluded under section 383 or 384 from the mining tenement land; and
(c) that would not, at the time the application is made under this section, be excluded under section 383 or 384.
(3) The application must be decided by a person authorised under this Act to decide an application for the type of mining tenement held.
(4) The person deciding the application must—
(a) consider whether it is appropriate to include the land in the mining tenement land, including considering—
(i) any objections made to the grant of the mining tenement; and
(ii) any relevant recommendations of the Land Court in relation to the grant of the mining tenement; and
(b) consult with the EPA administering authority about the application.
(5) If the person decides to approve the application, the person may—
(a) impose additional conditions on the mining tenement; and
(b) fix an amount of security to be deposited in addition to any security for the existing mining tenement.
(6) The person must not approve an application in relation to a mining claim or a mining lease, until compensation between the applicant and the owner of the land to which the application applies has been agreed or determined.
(7) Within 5 business days after the application is decided, the mining registrar must—
(a) notify the EPA administering authority and the mining tenement holder of the decision; and
(b) if the application is approved—
(i) amend the mining tenement to give effect to the approval; and
(ii) record particulars of the approval in the appropriate register.