sec.294Deciding application

### sec.294 Deciding application The Minister may grant or refuse the renewal. However— before deciding to grant the renewal, the Minister must decide whether to approve the following for the renewed geothermal tenure— for a renewed geothermal permit—the applicant’s proposed work program; for a renewed geothermal lease—the applicant’s proposed development plan; and the renewal can not be granted unless— the proposed program or plan has been approved; and the applicant satisfies the capability criteria; and the Minister is satisfied the applicant has substantially complied with the geothermal tenure being renewed; and the relevant environmental authority has been issued; and any relevant Water Act authorisation has been issued. If the application relates to acquired land that was previously in the area of the geothermal tenure being renewed, see also section 350C . Also, if— the geothermal tenure is a geothermal permit; and the applicant has been given a notice under section 72 to apply for a geothermal lease; the renewal application must not be decided until the issue of whether a geothermal lease will be granted is decided. Subsection (3) does not limit the power under section 73 to take a proposed action as stated in the notice. The Minister may, as a condition of deciding to grant the application, require the applicant to do all or any of the following within a stated reasonable period— pay the annual rent for the first year of the renewed geothermal tenure; pay rates and charges, including interest on overdue rates and charges, payable to the local government in whose area the lease is situated; give, under section 204 , security for the renewed geothermal tenure. If the applicant does not comply with the requirement, the Minister may refuse the application. s 294 amd 2012 No. 20 s 20 ; 2024 No. 12 s 7 (sec.294-ssec.1) The Minister may grant or refuse the renewal. (sec.294-ssec.2) However— before deciding to grant the renewal, the Minister must decide whether to approve the following for the renewed geothermal tenure— for a renewed geothermal permit—the applicant’s proposed work program; for a renewed geothermal lease—the applicant’s proposed development plan; and the renewal can not be granted unless— the proposed program or plan has been approved; and the applicant satisfies the capability criteria; and the Minister is satisfied the applicant has substantially complied with the geothermal tenure being renewed; and the relevant environmental authority has been issued; and any relevant Water Act authorisation has been issued. If the application relates to acquired land that was previously in the area of the geothermal tenure being renewed, see also section 350C . (sec.294-ssec.3) Also, if— the geothermal tenure is a geothermal permit; and the applicant has been given a notice under section 72 to apply for a geothermal lease; the renewal application must not be decided until the issue of whether a geothermal lease will be granted is decided. (sec.294-ssec.4) Subsection (3) does not limit the power under section 73 to take a proposed action as stated in the notice. (sec.294-ssec.5) The Minister may, as a condition of deciding to grant the application, require the applicant to do all or any of the following within a stated reasonable period— pay the annual rent for the first year of the renewed geothermal tenure; pay rates and charges, including interest on overdue rates and charges, payable to the local government in whose area the lease is situated; give, under section 204 , security for the renewed geothermal tenure. (sec.294-ssec.6) If the applicant does not comply with the requirement, the Minister may refuse the application. - (a) before deciding to grant the renewal, the Minister must decide whether to approve the following for the renewed geothermal tenure— (i) for a renewed geothermal permit—the applicant’s proposed work program; (ii) for a renewed geothermal lease—the applicant’s proposed development plan; and - (i) for a renewed geothermal permit—the applicant’s proposed work program; - (ii) for a renewed geothermal lease—the applicant’s proposed development plan; and - (b) the renewal can not be granted unless— (i) the proposed program or plan has been approved; and (ii) the applicant satisfies the capability criteria; and (iii) the Minister is satisfied the applicant has substantially complied with the geothermal tenure being renewed; and (iv) the relevant environmental authority has been issued; and (v) any relevant Water Act authorisation has been issued. - (i) the proposed program or plan has been approved; and - (ii) the applicant satisfies the capability criteria; and - (iii) the Minister is satisfied the applicant has substantially complied with the geothermal tenure being renewed; and - (iv) the relevant environmental authority has been issued; and - (v) any relevant Water Act authorisation has been issued. - (i) for a renewed geothermal permit—the applicant’s proposed work program; - (ii) for a renewed geothermal lease—the applicant’s proposed development plan; and - (i) the proposed program or plan has been approved; and - (ii) the applicant satisfies the capability criteria; and - (iii) the Minister is satisfied the applicant has substantially complied with the geothermal tenure being renewed; and - (iv) the relevant environmental authority has been issued; and - (v) any relevant Water Act authorisation has been issued. - (a) the geothermal tenure is a geothermal permit; and - (b) the applicant has been given a notice under section 72 to apply for a geothermal lease; - (a) pay the annual rent for the first year of the renewed geothermal tenure; - (b) pay rates and charges, including interest on overdue rates and charges, payable to the local government in whose area the lease is situated; - (c) give, under section 204 , security for the renewed geothermal tenure.