Queensland Consolidated Acts

OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 1998 - SECT 8

(1) If—

(a) a mining lease takes effect immediately after an exploration permit expires; and

(b) the holder of the mining lease immediately after it takes effect was the holder of the exploration permit immediately before it expired;

the mining lease is a successor tenure to the exploration permit.

(2) If—

(a) a mineral development licence takes effect immediately after an exploration permit expires; and

(b) the holder of the mineral development licence immediately after it takes effect was the holder of the exploration permit immediately before it expired;

the mineral development licence is a successor tenure to the exploration permit.

(3) If—

(a) a mining lease takes effect immediately after a mineral development licence expires; and

(b) the mineral development licence took effect immediately after an exploration permit expired; and

(c) the holder of the mining lease immediately after it takes effect was the holder of the mineral development licence immediately before it expired; and

(d) the holder of the mineral development licence immediately after it took effect was the holder of the exploration permit immediately before it expired;

the mining lease is a successor tenure to the exploration permit and the mineral development licence.