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Geothermal Energy Act 2010
sec.154Restrictions on giving overlapping authority priority
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### sec.154 Restrictions on giving overlapping authority priority
Overlapping authority priority may be given only if the Minister considers that—
either—
it is unlikely the applicant and the overlapping resource authority holder will enter into a geothermal coordination arrangement; or
a geothermal coordination arrangement for the proposed geothermal lease is not commercially or technically feasible; and
the public interest would be best served by not granting a geothermal lease to the applicant first.
- (a) either— (i) it is unlikely the applicant and the overlapping resource authority holder will enter into a geothermal coordination arrangement; or (ii) a geothermal coordination arrangement for the proposed geothermal lease is not commercially or technically feasible; and
- (i) it is unlikely the applicant and the overlapping resource authority holder will enter into a geothermal coordination arrangement; or
- (ii) a geothermal coordination arrangement for the proposed geothermal lease is not commercially or technically feasible; and
- (b) the public interest would be best served by not granting a geothermal lease to the applicant first.
- (i) it is unlikely the applicant and the overlapping resource authority holder will enter into a geothermal coordination arrangement; or
- (ii) a geothermal coordination arrangement for the proposed geothermal lease is not commercially or technically feasible; and