Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if a properly made objection to an application for the grant of a mining claim is lodged.
(2) The mining registrar must, within 5 business days after the later of the following, refer the application and all properly made objections to it to the Land Court for hearing--
(a) the last objection day for the application;
(b) the day a section 65 conference about the application ends.
(3) The Land Court must fix a date for the hearing and immediately give written notice of the date to each of the following--
(a) the mining registrar;
(b) the applicant;
(c) each person who has lodged a properly made objection to the application.
(4) The hearing date must be at least 20 business days after the later of the following--
(a) the last objection day for the application;
(b) the day a section 65 conference about the application ends.
(5) If the Land Court fixes a date for the hearing and all properly made objections are withdrawn before the hearing starts, the Land Court may remit the matter to the mining registrar.
(6) In this section--
properly made objection means an objection lodged as required under section 71(1) to (3) and for which section 71(4) has been complied with.