sec.76HMain purposes of pt 6F

### sec.76H Main purposes of pt 6F The main purposes of this part are, in conjunction with the 2004 Act , chapter 3 and the Mineral Resources Act , chapter 8 , to— clarify rights to explore for and produce coal seam gas; and address issues arising for coal seam gas exploration and production, and, in particular, issues arising when a 1923 Act petroleum tenure and a coal or oil shale mining tenement are granted over the same area; and ensure petroleum exploration and production is— carried out safely; and does not compromise the safe and efficient mining of coal seams or oil shale; and provide security of tenure to protect existing operations and investments relating to coal, oil shale and petroleum; and For transitional provisions for the 2004 Act , see the Mineral Resources Act , chapter 15 , part 2 , division 6 . provide certainty of tenure for future investments relating to coal, oil shale and petroleum; and optimise the development and use of the State’s coal, oil shale and petroleum resources to maximise the benefit for all Queenslanders; and ensure petroleum exploration and production does not compromise the ability to mine coal seams economically in the future; and ensure, if it is commercially and technically feasible, the grant of leases that may affect coal or oil shale mining, or proposed coal or oil shale mining, optimises the commercial use of coal, oil shale and petroleum resources in a safe and efficient way. s 76H ins 2004 No. 26 s 46 amd 2012 No. 20 s 125 sch 1 , s 323 sch 3 - (a) clarify rights to explore for and produce coal seam gas; and - (b) address issues arising for coal seam gas exploration and production, and, in particular, issues arising when a 1923 Act petroleum tenure and a coal or oil shale mining tenement are granted over the same area; and - (c) ensure petroleum exploration and production is— (i) carried out safely; and (ii) does not compromise the safe and efficient mining of coal seams or oil shale; and - (i) carried out safely; and - (ii) does not compromise the safe and efficient mining of coal seams or oil shale; and - (d) provide security of tenure to protect existing operations and investments relating to coal, oil shale and petroleum; and Note— For transitional provisions for the 2004 Act , see the Mineral Resources Act , chapter 15 , part 2 , division 6 . - (e) provide certainty of tenure for future investments relating to coal, oil shale and petroleum; and - (f) optimise the development and use of the State’s coal, oil shale and petroleum resources to maximise the benefit for all Queenslanders; and - (g) ensure petroleum exploration and production does not compromise the ability to mine coal seams economically in the future; and - (h) ensure, if it is commercially and technically feasible, the grant of leases that may affect coal or oil shale mining, or proposed coal or oil shale mining, optimises the commercial use of coal, oil shale and petroleum resources in a safe and efficient way. - (i) carried out safely; and - (ii) does not compromise the safe and efficient mining of coal seams or oil shale; and