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sec.83Provisions about grant and conditions of geothermal lease for coordinated project
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### sec.83 Provisions about grant and conditions of geothermal lease for coordinated project
This section applies if a proposed geothermal lease is for a coordinated project.
The Minister must not grant the geothermal lease until the Minister has been given the Coordinator-General’s report for the project.
Any Coordinator-General’s conditions for the geothermal lease must be stated in the lease.
Any other condition of the geothermal lease stated under section 82 can not be inconsistent with the Coordinator-General’s conditions.
If a mandatory condition for geothermal leases conflicts with any of the Coordinator-General’s conditions, the mandatory condition prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.
In this section—
Coordinator-General’s conditions , for the proposed geothermal lease, means the conditions for the lease stated in the Coordinator-General’s report for the coordinated project.
Coordinator-General’s report , for a coordinated project, means—
if an EIS was prepared for the project—the Coordinator-General’s report for the EIS prepared under the State Development Act , section 34D ; or
if an IAR was prepared for the project—the Coordinator-General’s report for the IAR prepared under the State Development Act , section 34L .
EIS means an EIS under the State Development Act .
IAR means an IAR under the State Development Act .
s 83 amd 2012 No. 43 s 325 sch 2 ; 2014 No. 40 s 154 sch 1 pt 1
(sec.83-ssec.1) This section applies if a proposed geothermal lease is for a coordinated project.
(sec.83-ssec.2) The Minister must not grant the geothermal lease until the Minister has been given the Coordinator-General’s report for the project.
(sec.83-ssec.3) Any Coordinator-General’s conditions for the geothermal lease must be stated in the lease.
(sec.83-ssec.4) Any other condition of the geothermal lease stated under section 82 can not be inconsistent with the Coordinator-General’s conditions.
(sec.83-ssec.5) If a mandatory condition for geothermal leases conflicts with any of the Coordinator-General’s conditions, the mandatory condition prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.
(sec.83-ssec.6) In this section— Coordinator-General’s conditions , for the proposed geothermal lease, means the conditions for the lease stated in the Coordinator-General’s report for the coordinated project. Coordinator-General’s report , for a coordinated project, means— if an EIS was prepared for the project—the Coordinator-General’s report for the EIS prepared under the State Development Act , section 34D ; or if an IAR was prepared for the project—the Coordinator-General’s report for the IAR prepared under the State Development Act , section 34L . EIS means an EIS under the State Development Act . IAR means an IAR under the State Development Act .
- (a) if an EIS was prepared for the project—the Coordinator-General’s report for the EIS prepared under the State Development Act , section 34D ; or
- (b) if an IAR was prepared for the project—the Coordinator-General’s report for the IAR prepared under the State Development Act , section 34L .