17Deciding application

17 Deciding application (1) The Minister may make a decision under this section only after the Minister has considered all of the following: (a) 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

Geothermal Energy Act 2009 12 (2) 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 (c) refuse to grant a permit.