Deciding application
17 Deciding application
(1) The Minister may make a decision under this section only after the Minister has considered all of the following:
the application for the grant of a geothermal exploration permit;
(b) all objections and submissions given to the Minister within the period stated under section 15(3)(c) or (d);
(c) all responses to objections and submissions received from the applicant within the period stated under section 16(1)(b);
(d) any other matter the Minister considers relevant to the application.
The Minister may decide to:
(a) grant a permit over all the blocks comprising the application area; or
(b) grant a permit over some of the blocks comprising the application area; or
refuse to grant a permit.
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