19 NRW APPLICATION FORMS NOW ON THE INTERNET

Applying for many state land-related services will be much easier thanks to new Internet-based forms, Natural Resources and Water Minister Craig Wallace said today.

Mr Wallace said putting the new forms on the internet had improved the application process, which benefited both the applicant and the department.

“Applicants receive a much better guide to access the information they want as well as background information about their application and how it will be processed,” Mr Wallace said.

“The department’s job will be made easier because we will receive early and accurate information that we require to process the applications.

“In the past we’ve received applications for complex dealings that did not provide all the relevant information.

“That meant the application process could be long and complicated for both sides, but the new forms take people through the application process and give us all the required information to initiate our investigations.”

To date, 19 different forms that deal with state land dealings are available. Accompanying fact sheets provide the necessary background information.

Mr Wallace said the forms could be completed on online and then printed out, or printed out and filled in by hand.

The legal requirement that the forms contain signatures - and often an accompanying payment - mean the completed forms still had to be mailed in to the department.

“Nevertheless, being able to access the necessary application forms on-line will be a significant saving to many people, in some cases relieving them of the need for a trip to town to get what they need,” Mr Wallace said.

Application forms and supporting fact sheets and policies available online at www.nrw.qld.gov.au include:

·Application Form Part A

(Part A must be completed along with the relevant application form as it collects contact and land details which are necessary to process and assess your application under the Land Act 1994.)

·Application for conversion of lease

·Application for renewal of lease

·Application for permit to occupy

·Application for consent to transfer

·Application for subdivision of a lease

·Application for amalgamation of a lease

·Application for absolute surrender of a lease, licence or permit to occupy

·Application for evidence of resource entitlement

·Application for amendment to the description of a lease

·Application to purchase or lease state land

·Application for an easement over state land

·Application to allocate or purchase a reservation in title

·Application for change of purpose of a Lease and/or conditions of a lease, licence or permit to occupy

·Application for internal review of an original decision

·Application for reduction of rent or instalment (residential leases only)

·Surrender of Lease, Licence or Permit

·Application to dedicate state land as road

·Application for road closure

·Application for road licence

Other forms:

·Application to the Land Court for stay of an original decision

·Notice of Appeal to the Land Court against a review decision

·Application for deferral of rental/instalment – hardship under the Land Act

Media inquiries: Caroline Kaurila, Craig Wallace’s office, on 0414 213 954.