Queensland Consolidated Acts

LAND AND RESOURCES TRIBUNAL ACT 1999

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

           Contents

           Part 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Dictionary

           Part 2--Establishment and membership of tribunal

           Division 1--Establishment

   4.      Land and Resources Tribunal
   5.      Tribunal not subject to direction
   6.      Membership of tribunal

           Division 2--Presiding members

   7.      Presiding members
   8.      Eligibility for appointment as presiding member
   9.      Retirement or resignation of presiding members
   13.     Termination of appointment of presiding member
   14.     Acting presiding member
   14A.    Land Court member filling vacancy of presiding member

           Division 3--Non-presiding members

   15.     Non-presiding members
   16.     Appointment of non-presiding members
   17.     Eligibility for appointment as appointed non-presiding member
   18.     Eligibility for appointment as referee non-presiding member
   19.     Acting non-presiding member
   19A.    Land Court officer filling vacancy of referee non-presiding member
   20.     Termination of office of Land Court and Land Tribunal non-presiding members
   21.     Termination of appointment of non-presiding member
   22.     Term of appointment of appointed or referee non-presiding member
   23.     Resignation of certain non-presiding members
   24.     Conditions of appointment of non-presiding member

           Division 4--General provisions about members

   25.     Leave of absence
   26.     Limitation on ownership of mining tenements
   27.     Disclosure of interests
   27A.    Membership of other decision-making entity
   28.     Appointment to NNTT

           Part 3--Registrar and deputy registrars

           Division 1--Registrar

   29.     Registrar of tribunal
   30.     Keeping and disclosure of records and information
   31.     Engagement of consultants
   32.     Delegation by registrar

           Division 2--Deputy registrars

   33.     Deputy registrars of tribunal
   34.     Basis for appointment as deputy registrar (additional office)
   35.     Conditions of appointment of deputy registrar (additional office)
   36.     Deputy registrar (additional office) subject to direction of

           Part 4--Organisation and operation of tribunal

           Division 1--Sitting of tribunal

   37.     Sittings of tribunal
   39.     General requirements for constituting tribunal for proceeding
   40.     Specific requirements for constituting tribunal for proceeding
   41.     Way in which questions are to be decided
   42.     Specific requirements for native title objection proceedings
   43.     Reconstituting tribunal—single member
   44.     Reconstituting tribunal—panel
   45.     Reconstituting tribunal—designated NNTT member not a

           Division 2--Proceedings

   46.     Application of div 2
   47.     Representation before tribunal
   48.     Hearings open to public
   49.     Conduct of proceeding
   50.     Costs

           Division 3--Jurisdiction

   51.     General provisions about jurisdiction

           Division 4--Other supporting provisions

   54.     Tribunal a court of record
   55.     Form of decisions of tribunal
   56.     Supreme Court or District Court may transfer certain
   57.     Attendance of witnesses
   58.     Witnesses appearing at tribunal hearing
   59.     Protection
   60.     Obstructing tribunal
   61.     Allowances for witnesses
   62.     Contempt of tribunal
   63.     Punishment of contempt
   64.     Conduct that is contempt and offence
   65.     Powers of tribunal
   66.     Enforcement of orders etc.
   67.     Appeal only on question of law
   68.     Appeal not a stay of decision
   69.     Question of law referred from presiding member (alternative), mining referee or Land Court non-presiding member
   70.     Question of law referred from panel or presiding member
   70A.    Tribunal constituted by presiding member (alternative)

           Division 5--Mediation

   71.     Application of div 5
   72.     Mediated resolution agreement
   73.     Mediators to maintain secrecy
   74.     Ordinary protection and immunity allowed
   75.     Admissions made to mediators
   76.     Mediator precluded from tribunal hearing matter

           Division 6--Other provisions

   77.     Finance and staffing of tribunal
   79.     Delegation of powers by president

           Part 5--Miscellaneous

   81.     Regulation-making power
   82.     Rule-making power
   82A.    Expiry of Act

           Part 6--Transitional provisions for Land Court and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007

   87.     Use of acting appointment provisions having regard to limited jurisdiction of tribunal
   88.     Annual report
   89.     Arrangements for president
   90.     Arrangements for deputy president
   91.     Arrangements for mining referee
   92.     Effect of repeal of ss 10-12
           SCHEDULE 1 REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTITUTING TRIBUNAL
           SCHEDULE 4 DICTIONARY
           Endnotes