Use this application to apply to sublease (or sub-sublease) leased land under the Land Act 1994.
Lodging this application costs fee 33931 per application. Application fees are non-refundable.
The content on this page may help you decide if this application form applies to you and your needs. It will also help guide you through the application process. For detailed information and to ensure you complete the correct application form, we encourage you to arrange a pre-lodgement meeting and refer to the Land Act 1994. Contact your nearest business centre to arrange a meeting.
Any leaseholder can sublease (or sub-sublease) their land if they meet the requirements and conditions outlined below. Or a legal representative can apply on their behalf.
In addition, the proposed holder must be eligible to hold a sublease under the Land Act.
Leases issued under the Land Act 1994 can only be sublet if the Minister for Resources, gives written approval, or you have an appropriate general authority to sublease. If a sublease is approved, the registered owner of the lease will continue to be liable for all lease conditions.
Information provided here also covers sub-subleases.
To be approved, the sublease must:
Requirements are detailed in our Policy on Minister’s approval to sublease (PDF, 25KB).
Subleases aren't allowed or won't be supported if:
You may have a rolling term lease extension applied and recorded on your title. Once approved and recorded, a sublease can be registered for a term that is no more than the balance of the extended lease term, less 1 day.
The prescribed terms framework aims to protect and clarify state and community interests in land that is subject to a trustee lease or trustee lease sublease created under the Land Act 1994.
All subleases of Land Act leases are subject to prescribed terms, whether registered in the Titles Registry or not.
The prescribed terms:
From 1 July 2020, the framework for prescribed terms replaces the mandatory standard terms document 713040803(MSTD) that previously applied to these types of leases.
You must not refer to the MSTD in any sublease of a Land Act lease document lodged for registration in the Titles Registry.
Read more on the prescribed terms contained in Schedule 4 of the Land Regulation 2020.
All general authorities for subleasing and the corresponding registered standard terms document (if any) must not refer to MSTD.
You must read, understand and agree to the information on this page by selecting the blue "Agree" button at the bottom of the page.
To apply you will need to complete a approval of a sublease application and provide:
You can apply either:
Submitting online applications
Select the green "Apply online now" button in the Next step section and complete the application.
Within the online application, there are tooltips to assist you to complete your application. Hover over the 
next to the form question to see the tip. You do not need to complete a Part A application.
Submitting PDF forms
To apply using the PDF forms, you'll need to download a Approval of a sublease PDF form using the link provided in the Next step section.
Once completed, submit your PDF forms by:
Or
Lodging this application costs fee 33931 per application. Application fees are non-refundable.
You can pay your application fee:
We'll send you a receipt after the online payment or for pdf once we've established that your application meets all requirements.
We'll assess your application against legislative requirements. We'll seek the views of other stakeholders (e.g. state, regional and local agencies) and inspect the land if required.
Our review will also include an assessment of whether native title issues need to be addressed, and how this should be done. Depending on the outcome, you may be required to address native titles issues as a condition of the offer.
Once we have received the advice of other stakeholders and all issues have been investigated, we will send you a written notice of the decision. Your application may be:
The Minister may give 'in principle' approval for a sublease, which may be subject to conditions.
If the sublease is approved, we will provide you with a Titles Registry Form 18—General consent.
For the sublease to be valid, you must register it with the Titles Registry.
You can amend a registered sublease with our approval. You'll need to register an amendment to the sublease.
You don't need our approval to amend a sublease if you hold an appropriate general authority to the sublease.=
The amendment must not:
Information on this form, and any attachments, is being collected to process and assess your application under section 176K of the Land Act 1994. The consideration of your application may involve consultation, and if so details of your application may be disclosed to third parties. They will not be otherwise disclosed outside the department unless required or authorised by law.
We may wish to contact you to seek your views on our service, to advise you of any legislative changes that might affect you, or to seek your participation in surveys or programs relevant to your application type. Any participation will be voluntary and you can email stateland@resources.qld.gov.au if you don't want the department to contact you.
We may also compile or analyse statistics and conduct research. Any findings we publish won't include identifying personal information.
Under the Right to Information Act 2009, interested parties may seek access to our records and view relevant documents.
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