Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section--
(a) applies for applying the provisions of division 4 (because of section 704); and
(b) does not limit section 704.
(2) For applying section 652(3), the following period is substituted for the periods mentioned in section 652(3)(b)(i), that is, the end of the period of 20 business days after lodgement of the application for the approval.
(3) For applying section 669, the pre-referral period is--
(a) the period of 6 months starting on the notification day (native title issues); or
(b) if the registered native title parties and the applicant agree on a time, which must be later than the time that would otherwise apply under paragraph (a), and advise the mining registrar in writing of the agreed later time--the period ending at the agreed later time.
(4) For applying division 4, subdivisions 4 and 5, if the proposed approval is referred to the tribunal for a native title issues decision, there is not a combined hearing, but there is a hearing for a native title issues decision, including the hearing of any objections lodged under section 668.
(5) Sections 671 and 672 do not apply, but--
(a) the mining registrar must within 10 business days after the pre-referral period ends, fix a day for the tribunal to hear the application for the approval; and
(b) all consultation and negotiation parties have the right to be heard at the hearing; and
(c) the tribunal must hear the application for the approval and make a native title issues decision.
(6) Section 676 does not apply, but the tribunal must advise the Minister of its native title issues decision.
(7) Section 680 does not apply, but the native title issues decision must be complied with by the Minister unless the Minister overrules the native title issues decision under division 4, subdivision 6.
(8) Section 682 does not apply.
(9) Division 4, subdivision 7 does not apply.
(10) In sections 687 and 688, a reference to the Governor in Council is a reference to the Minister.