The holder of the resource management authority must apply to the title register within twenty-eight days from the date of the end of the agreement or the knowledge that the agreement no longer applies to subdivided land. Agreements are registered using an administrative board form 14. The registration fee for each agreement is $26. Behavioural and compensation agreements (CCA) and opt-out agreements must be included on the owner`s title as an administrative council. The aim is to ensure that all future purchasers of the property can be informed of the existence of such a contract before the purchase. The registration of new agreements is a condition of the administration of resources. If a CCA or opt-out agreement is changed, there is no need to remove or amend administrative boards. Existing administrative councils may remain on title. The holder of the Resources Office must also notify the Registrar within 28 days of the expiry of the agreement.

To register the new CCAs, the Holder of the Resource Authority must apply to register the title within 28 days of the signing of the agreement. The general requirement remains that holders of a resource management authority must enter into a Behaviour and Compensation Agreement (CCA) with private landowners and occupants before conducting advanced activities on their land. However, MERCPA introduces an option for landowners to opt out of the CCA1.1 Negotiation Framework A binding opt-out agreement (OOA) must be included in the approved form: This CCM registration requirement is retroactive and all existing agreements, as well as “incomplete” agreements being negotiated prior to the start of MERCPA, must be recorded on the securities within six months of the start of the MERCPA. register existing CCAs. The introduction of MERCPA also introduced the new framework of the presidency, which overlapped to better manage the interaction between the coal and CSG activities in Queensland. The new framework is based on the 2012 Joint Industrial Proposal and provides for a global priority right for coal, which will be mitigated by the parties` rights to the CSG for pre-financing and, ultimately, compensation for sterilized resources. As we reported in our October 2014 newsletter, Common Provisions Act – Implications for land access and compensation, on September 26, 2014, the Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014 (Qld) (MERCPA) received royal approval. The holder of the resource management authority must complete and submit a form 14 – general request for each agreement to be registered. There is no need to attach a copy of the CCA or an opt-out agreement with the form. Certified agreements provide for negotiated terms of employment between an employer and the public sector unions concerned on behalf of workers.

In the case of exemption agreements, the cooling-off period must be 10 working days before the application is filed.