QLDIn ForceAct
Geothermal Energy Act 2010
sec.29Reservation in land grants
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.29
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Geothermal Energy Act 2010.
### sec.29 Reservation in land grants
This section applies to each grant under another Act of a right relating to land.
This section applies whether the grant was made before or after the commencement of this section.
The grant is taken to contain a reservation to the State of—
all geothermal energy on or below the surface of the land; and
the exclusive right to do the following in relation to the land—
to enter and carry out any geothermal activity;
to authorise, under this Act, persons to carry out any geothermal activity;
to regulate, under this Act, geothermal activities carried out by others.
See, however, section 375 (Provision for entry by State to carry out geothermal activity).
In this section—
grant , of a right, includes an authority, lease, licence, permit or other instrument of tenure, however called.
(sec.29-ssec.1) This section applies to each grant under another Act of a right relating to land.
(sec.29-ssec.2) This section applies whether the grant was made before or after the commencement of this section.
(sec.29-ssec.3) The grant is taken to contain a reservation to the State of— all geothermal energy on or below the surface of the land; and the exclusive right to do the following in relation to the land— to enter and carry out any geothermal activity; to authorise, under this Act, persons to carry out any geothermal activity; to regulate, under this Act, geothermal activities carried out by others. See, however, section 375 (Provision for entry by State to carry out geothermal activity).
(sec.29-ssec.4) In this section— grant , of a right, includes an authority, lease, licence, permit or other instrument of tenure, however called.
- (a) all geothermal energy on or below the surface of the land; and
- (b) the exclusive right to do the following in relation to the land— (i) to enter and carry out any geothermal activity; (ii) to authorise, under this Act, persons to carry out any geothermal activity; (iii) to regulate, under this Act, geothermal activities carried out by others.
- (i) to enter and carry out any geothermal activity;
- (ii) to authorise, under this Act, persons to carry out any geothermal activity;
- (iii) to regulate, under this Act, geothermal activities carried out by others.
- (i) to enter and carry out any geothermal activity;
- (ii) to authorise, under this Act, persons to carry out any geothermal activity;
- (iii) to regulate, under this Act, geothermal activities carried out by others.