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Geothermal Energy Act 2010
sec.157Relevant lease application for all of the land
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### sec.157 Relevant 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 resource authority holder applies for a relevant lease for all of the land.
A further step can not be taken to decide the geothermal lease application until after the relevant lease application has been decided.
Acts under which the overlapping resource authority was granted provide for refusal of the relevant lease application if it is not pursued in a timely manner.
If the decision on the relevant lease application is to grant a relevant lease for all of the land, the geothermal lease application is taken to have lapsed.
(sec.157-ssec.1) This section applies if— the overlapping authority priority is for all of the land; and within the overlapping authority application period the overlapping resource authority holder applies for a relevant lease for all of the land.
(sec.157-ssec.2) A further step can not be taken to decide the geothermal lease application until after the relevant lease application has been decided. Acts under which the overlapping resource authority was granted provide for refusal of the relevant lease application if it is not pursued in a timely manner.
(sec.157-ssec.3) If the decision on the relevant lease application is to grant a relevant lease for all of the land, the geothermal lease application is taken to have lapsed.
- (a) the overlapping authority priority is for all of the land; and
- (b) within the overlapping authority application period the overlapping resource authority holder applies for a relevant lease for all of the land.