sec.843Request to applicant about application

### sec.843 Request to applicant about application For an application under this Act, the relevant person for the application may, by notice, require the applicant to do all or any of the following within a stated reasonable period— complete or correct the application if it appears to the relevant person to be incorrect, incomplete or defective; give the relevant person, a stated officer of the department, or a stated staff member of the employing office, additional information about, or relevant to, the application; The application is for a petroleum lease. The chief executive may require additional information about a document given with the application, for example, a document prepared by an appropriately qualified person, independently verifying reserve data given in the proposed development plan for the lease. The application is for a potential commercial area. The chief executive may require additional information about drilling and production test results. give the relevant person, a stated officer of the department, or a stated staff member of the employing office, an independent report by an appropriately qualified person, or a statement or statutory declaration, verifying all or any of the following— any information included in the application; any additional information required under paragraph (b) ; if the application is for a petroleum tenure—that the applicant meets the relevant capability criteria under chapter 2 . For subsection (1) (b) , if the application is for a petroleum authority, a required document may include a survey or resurvey of the area of the proposed authority carried out by a person who is a cadastral surveyor under the Surveyors Act 2003 . For subsection (1) (c) , the notice may require the statement or statutory declaration— to be made by an appropriately qualified independent person or by the applicant; and if the applicant is a corporation—to be made for the applicant by an executive officer of the applicant. The giving of a statement for subsection (1) (c) does not prevent the relevant person from also requiring a statutory declaration for the subsection. The applicant must bear any costs incurred in complying with the notice. The relevant person may extend the period for complying with the notice. In this section— application does not include— an application to a court or tribunal; or an internal review application under chapter 12 , part 1 . employing office see the Resources Safety and Health Queensland Act 2020 , section 29 (1) . information includes a document. relevant person , for an application under this Act, means— the chief inspector, if the application is made under— section 622 , 728 or 731AB ; or chapter 9 , part 1 ; or otherwise—the chief executive. s 843 amd 2004 No. 26 ss 242 , 69 (2) sch ; 2009 No. 16 s 83 ; 2011 No. 16 s 24 sub 2012 No. 20 s 274 amd 2014 No. 64 s 256 sch 3 ; 2024 No. 34 s 258 (sec.843-ssec.1) For an application under this Act, the relevant person for the application may, by notice, require the applicant to do all or any of the following within a stated reasonable period— complete or correct the application if it appears to the relevant person to be incorrect, incomplete or defective; give the relevant person, a stated officer of the department, or a stated staff member of the employing office, additional information about, or relevant to, the application; The application is for a petroleum lease. The chief executive may require additional information about a document given with the application, for example, a document prepared by an appropriately qualified person, independently verifying reserve data given in the proposed development plan for the lease. The application is for a potential commercial area. The chief executive may require additional information about drilling and production test results. give the relevant person, a stated officer of the department, or a stated staff member of the employing office, an independent report by an appropriately qualified person, or a statement or statutory declaration, verifying all or any of the following— any information included in the application; any additional information required under paragraph (b) ; if the application is for a petroleum tenure—that the applicant meets the relevant capability criteria under chapter 2 . (sec.843-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (b) , if the application is for a petroleum authority, a required document may include a survey or resurvey of the area of the proposed authority carried out by a person who is a cadastral surveyor under the Surveyors Act 2003 . (sec.843-ssec.3) For subsection (1) (c) , the notice may require the statement or statutory declaration— to be made by an appropriately qualified independent person or by the applicant; and if the applicant is a corporation—to be made for the applicant by an executive officer of the applicant. (sec.843-ssec.4) The giving of a statement for subsection (1) (c) does not prevent the relevant person from also requiring a statutory declaration for the subsection. (sec.843-ssec.5) The applicant must bear any costs incurred in complying with the notice. (sec.843-ssec.6) The relevant person may extend the period for complying with the notice. (sec.843-ssec.7) In this section— application does not include— an application to a court or tribunal; or an internal review application under chapter 12 , part 1 . employing office see the Resources Safety and Health Queensland Act 2020 , section 29 (1) . information includes a document. relevant person , for an application under this Act, means— the chief inspector, if the application is made under— section 622 , 728 or 731AB ; or chapter 9 , part 1 ; or otherwise—the chief executive. - (a) complete or correct the application if it appears to the relevant person to be incorrect, incomplete or defective; - (b) give the relevant person, a stated officer of the department, or a stated staff member of the employing office, additional information about, or relevant to, the application; Examples— 1 The application is for a petroleum lease. The chief executive may require additional information about a document given with the application, for example, a document prepared by an appropriately qualified person, independently verifying reserve data given in the proposed development plan for the lease. 2 The application is for a potential commercial area. The chief executive may require additional information about drilling and production test results. - 1 The application is for a petroleum lease. The chief executive may require additional information about a document given with the application, for example, a document prepared by an appropriately qualified person, independently verifying reserve data given in the proposed development plan for the lease. - 2 The application is for a potential commercial area. The chief executive may require additional information about drilling and production test results. - (c) give the relevant person, a stated officer of the department, or a stated staff member of the employing office, an independent report by an appropriately qualified person, or a statement or statutory declaration, verifying all or any of the following— (i) any information included in the application; (ii) any additional information required under paragraph (b) ; (iii) if the application is for a petroleum tenure—that the applicant meets the relevant capability criteria under chapter 2 . - (i) any information included in the application; - (ii) any additional information required under paragraph (b) ; - (iii) if the application is for a petroleum tenure—that the applicant meets the relevant capability criteria under chapter 2 . - 1 The application is for a petroleum lease. The chief executive may require additional information about a document given with the application, for example, a document prepared by an appropriately qualified person, independently verifying reserve data given in the proposed development plan for the lease. - 2 The application is for a potential commercial area. The chief executive may require additional information about drilling and production test results. - (i) any information included in the application; - (ii) any additional information required under paragraph (b) ; - (iii) if the application is for a petroleum tenure—that the applicant meets the relevant capability criteria under chapter 2 . - (a) to be made by an appropriately qualified independent person or by the applicant; and - (b) if the applicant is a corporation—to be made for the applicant by an executive officer of the applicant. - (a) an application to a court or tribunal; or - (b) an internal review application under chapter 12 , part 1 . - (a) the chief inspector, if the application is made under— (i) section 622 , 728 or 731AB ; or (ii) chapter 9 , part 1 ; or - (i) section 622 , 728 or 731AB ; or - (ii) chapter 9 , part 1 ; or - (b) otherwise—the chief executive. - (i) section 622 , 728 or 731AB ; or - (ii) chapter 9 , part 1 ; or