Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) If an access agreement for entry to an area is not obtained within 1 month after the mining registrar has been asked to hold a conference for mediation about the agreement, the licence holder or the registered native title party may ask the mining registrar to refer the matter to the tribunal for a decision.
(2) If the mining registrar is asked to refer the matter to the tribunal for a decision—
(a) the mining registrar must refer the matter; and
(b) the tribunal must decide the terms of the access agreement.
(3) When the tribunal decides the terms of the access agreement—
(a) subject to any order made by the tribunal in the matter, the access agreement decided by the tribunal has effect as an access agreement as if the registered native title party and the licence holder had executed it; and
(b) the tribunal must also make a compensation decision or compensation trust decision for the registered native title party under part 18.