Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A mining claim may not be granted for land covered by--
(a) an existing mining claim; or
(b) a mining lease; or
(c) a mineral development licence; or
(d) an earlier application for a mining claim, mineral development licence or mining lease that has not been finally decided or withdrawn; or
(e) an exploration permit or earlier application for an exploration permit unless the applicant for the claim gives the mining registrar the written consent of the holder of, or applicant for, the permit on or before the last objection day; or
(f) a geothermal exploration permit, unless the applicant gives the mining registrar the written consent of the holder of the permit on or before the last objection day.
(2) A mining claim may be granted over the surface of land that is restricted land when the application for the claim was lodged only if--
(a) the owner of the land where the relevant permanent building, or relevant feature, is situated, consents in writing to the application; and
(b) the applicant lodges the owner's written consent with the mining registrar before the last objection day ends.
(3) The owner of the land can not withdraw his or her consent under subsection (2) once it has been lodged with the mining registrar.