Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The tribunal, on application by--
(a) a person, on the person's own behalf, or on behalf of the person and another person or other people; or
(b) 2 or more people, on their own behalf, or on behalf of themselves and another person or other people; or
(c) a person or people included in a class of people on behalf of the people in that class;
may grant an exemption to the person, people or class of people from the operation of a specified provision of the Act.
(2) Before deciding an application, the tribunal must--
(a) give the commissioner a copy of the application and a copy of the material filed in support of the application; and
(b) have regard to any submission made by the commissioner on the application, including a submission on the process for considering the application.
(3) Matters the commissioner may make a submission on in relation to the process for considering an application include, but are not limited to, the following--
(a) whether the application should be considered by way of public hearing;
(b) identification of persons who may be affected by a decision to grant the application;
(c) whether the public should be consulted;
(d) how consultation with identified persons or the public should be conducted.
(4) The commissioner must give a copy of a written submission the commissioner makes on an application to the applicant.
(5) The tribunal may request that the commissioner--
(a) inquire into an application; and
(b) report to the tribunal the results of the inquiry and a recommendation about the application.
(6) An exemption--
(a) may be granted subject to such terms as the tribunal provides; and
(b) may be granted so that it applies only in such circumstances, or in connection with such activities, as the tribunal determines; and
(c) is to be granted for a specified period of not more than 5 years.
(7) An exemption under subsection (1) may be renewed for further periods of not more than 5 years, on application by the person or people to whom, or in respect of whom, the exemption was granted.