Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if, in relation to any part of the land the subject of a relevant act—
(a) there is an agreement under this part about compensation for the doing of the relevant act; and
(b) an entity obtains an approved determination of native title that native title exists; and
(c) the entity was not a party to the agreement about compensation; and
(d) the agreement does not provide for compensation for the entity or successor of the entity, including for example, a registered native title body corporate holding the native title rights and interests claimed by the entity; and
(e) the registered native title body corporate for the native title the subject of the approved determination applies to the tribunal for a compensation decision for the relevant act; and
(f) the tribunal makes a compensation decision for the relevant act.
(2) This section also applies if, in relation to any part of the land the subject of a relevant act—
(a) a registered native title body corporate applies to the tribunal for a compensation decision for the relevant act; and
(b) no amount is held in trust under a compensation trust decision for the relevant act; and
(c) the tribunal makes a compensation decision for the relevant act; and
(d) the tribunal is satisfied that—
(i) there is no longer in existence an entity of a type mentioned in section 707(4)(a) or (b) that can be ordered to pay compensation; or
(ii) there is in existence an entity of a type mentioned in section 707(4)(a) or (b) that can be ordered to pay compensation, and the entity is unable to pay the whole or a part of the amount of compensation decided by the tribunal under the compensation decision.
(3) If this section applies because of subsection (1) or (2)(a), (b), (c) and (d)(i), the State must pay the amount of compensation decided by the tribunal under the compensation decision.
(4) If this section applies because of subsection (2)(a), (b), (c) and (d)(ii), the State must pay the amount of compensation decided by the tribunal under the compensation decision, except to the extent that the tribunal orders the entity mentioned in subsection (2)(d)(ii) to pay part of the amount.