Overlapping lease application for all of the land
318ELBA Overlapping lease application for all of the land
This section applies if—
the overlapping authority priority is for all of the land; and
within the overlapping authority application period the overlapping permit holder applies for an overlapping lease for all of the land.
A further step can not be taken to decide the mining lease application until after the overlapping lease application has been decided.
Note—
The Geothermal Act, chapter 5, part 5 and the GHG storage Act, chapter 4, part 5 provide for refusal of the overlapping lease application if it is not pursued in a timely manner.
If the decision on the overlapping lease application is to grant an overlapping lease for all of the land, the mining lease application is taken to have lapsed.
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