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### sec.35 Who may apply
Any eligible person may apply for a geothermal permit for land other than—
land in a restricted area; or
excluded land; or
land in an existing geothermal tenure’s area; or
land that has been in a geothermal tenure’s area and less than 2 months has passed since the end of the month in which the land ceased to be in—
the geothermal tenure; or
if the geothermal tenure has ended—the former geothermal tenure’s area; or
land that has been the subject of an earlier geothermal tenure application that has been refused or withdrawn and less than 2 months has passed since the end of the month in which the earlier geothermal tenure application was refused or withdrawn.
Also, a geothermal permit application (the relevant application ) may be made for land the subject of an existing application only if—
the land is in a released area and the relevant application is made during the application period for the area; or
the existing application was made on the same day as the relevant application.
Despite subsection (1) , a geothermal permit application can not be made for geothermal exploration—
for exempt heat pump production; or
to evaluate the feasibility of exempt heat pump production.
In this section—
existing application means another geothermal permit application made but not decided.
s 35 amd 2012 No. 20 s 129
(sec.35-ssec.1) Any eligible person may apply for a geothermal permit for land other than— land in a restricted area; or excluded land; or land in an existing geothermal tenure’s area; or land that has been in a geothermal tenure’s area and less than 2 months has passed since the end of the month in which the land ceased to be in— the geothermal tenure; or if the geothermal tenure has ended—the former geothermal tenure’s area; or land that has been the subject of an earlier geothermal tenure application that has been refused or withdrawn and less than 2 months has passed since the end of the month in which the earlier geothermal tenure application was refused or withdrawn.
(sec.35-ssec.2) Also, a geothermal permit application (the relevant application ) may be made for land the subject of an existing application only if— the land is in a released area and the relevant application is made during the application period for the area; or the existing application was made on the same day as the relevant application.
(sec.35-ssec.3) Despite subsection (1) , a geothermal permit application can not be made for geothermal exploration— for exempt heat pump production; or to evaluate the feasibility of exempt heat pump production.
(sec.35-ssec.4) In this section— existing application means another geothermal permit application made but not decided.
- (a) land in a restricted area; or
- (b) excluded land; or
- (c) land in an existing geothermal tenure’s area; or
- (d) land that has been in a geothermal tenure’s area and less than 2 months has passed since the end of the month in which the land ceased to be in— (i) the geothermal tenure; or (ii) if the geothermal tenure has ended—the former geothermal tenure’s area; or
- (i) the geothermal tenure; or
- (ii) if the geothermal tenure has ended—the former geothermal tenure’s area; or
- (e) land that has been the subject of an earlier geothermal tenure application that has been refused or withdrawn and less than 2 months has passed since the end of the month in which the earlier geothermal tenure application was refused or withdrawn.
- (i) the geothermal tenure; or
- (ii) if the geothermal tenure has ended—the former geothermal tenure’s area; or
- (a) the land is in a released area and the relevant application is made during the application period for the area; or
- (b) the existing application was made on the same day as the relevant application.
- (a) for exempt heat pump production; or
- (b) to evaluate the feasibility of exempt heat pump production.