Petroleum and Gas (General Provisions) Regulation 2017
sec.74Prescribed way for making applications, giving or lodging documents or making submissions
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sec.74 Prescribed way for making applications, giving or lodging documents or making submissions
This section prescribes, for the 2004 Act , section 851AA (2) (b) , and the 1923 Act , section 124AA (2) (b) , ways for doing any of the following— making an application or submission; giving a document to the Minister, chief executive or chief inspector; lodging a document. For subsection (1) , the ways are— electronically using the online system provided for the purpose and accessible from a Queensland Government website; or if the department’s website states a postal address or facsimile number for making a particular type of application or submission, or giving or lodging a particular type of document—by sending it to the stated address or number. Also, the chief executive may, by a notice given to a person making an application or submission, or giving or lodging a document, require the person to lodge a hard copy of the application, submission or document at the place required under the 2004 Act , section 851AA (2) (a) or the 1923 Act , section 124AA (2) (a) . An application or submission made, or document (other than a safety and health fee return) given or lodged electronically under subsection (2) (a) after 4.30p.m. on a working day and before 8.30a.m. on the next working day (the later day ) is taken to have been lodged at 8.30a.m. on the later day. In this section— Queensland Government website means a website with a URL that contains ‘qld.gov.au’, other than the website of a local government. safety and health fee return see the Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018 , section 157 (1) . s 74 amd 2018 SL No. 135 s 185 (sec.74-ssec.1) This section prescribes, for the 2004 Act , section 851AA (2) (b) , and the 1923 Act , section 124AA (2) (b) , ways for doing any of the following— making an application or submission; giving a document to the Minister, chief executive or chief inspector; lodging a document. (sec.74-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , the ways are— electronically using the online system provided for the purpose and accessible from a Queensland Government website; or if the department’s website states a postal address or facsimile number for making a particular type of application or submission, or giving or lodging a particular type of document—by sending it to the stated address or number. (sec.74-ssec.3) Also, the chief executive may, by a notice given to a person making an application or submission, or giving or lodging a document, require the person to lodge a hard copy of the application, submission or document at the place required under the 2004 Act , section 851AA (2) (a) or the 1923 Act , section 124AA (2) (a) . (sec.74-ssec.4) An application or submission made, or document (other than a safety and health fee return) given or lodged electronically under subsection (2) (a) after 4.30p.m. on a working day and before 8.30a.m. on the next working day (the later day ) is taken to have been lodged at 8.30a.m. on the later day. (sec.74-ssec.5) In this section— Queensland Government website means a website with a URL that contains ‘qld.gov.au’, other than the website of a local government. safety and health fee return see the Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018 , section 157 (1) .