Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Regulation 2016
sec.60DDeclaration of hardship area
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sec.60D Declaration of hardship area
This section applies if the Minister is satisfied a holder of a resource authority (an affected resource authority ) is suffering hardship because of exceptional circumstances affecting the authority. The Minister may, by notice (a deferral declaration ) published on the department’s website or the Queensland Government business and industry portal, declare an area comprising, or including, the authorised area for an affected resource authority as a hardship area. s 60D ins 2025 SL No. 48 s 9 (sec.60D-ssec.1) This section applies if the Minister is satisfied a holder of a resource authority (an affected resource authority ) is suffering hardship because of exceptional circumstances affecting the authority. (sec.60D-ssec.2) The Minister may, by notice (a deferral declaration ) published on the department’s website or the Queensland Government business and industry portal, declare an area comprising, or including, the authorised area for an affected resource authority as a hardship area.