sec.97Deciding whether to approve proposed plan

### sec.97 Deciding whether to approve proposed plan The Minister may approve or refuse to approve the proposed development plan. In deciding whether to give the approval, the Minister must consider the following— the development plan criteria; the extent to which the current development plan for the geothermal lease has been complied with; if the proposed plan provides for a significant change that is a reduction of geothermal production— whether the reduction is reasonable; and whether the geothermal lease holder has taken all reasonable steps to prevent the reduction; any amendments made to the geothermal lease or any of the following for the lease, and the reasons for the amendments— the current development plan; the relevant environmental authority; any relevant Water Act authorisation. Section 92 applies for the proposed plan as if it were an initial development plan and an application for approval of the initial development plan had been made. s 97 amd 2011 No. 2 s 51 (sec.97-ssec.1) The Minister may approve or refuse to approve the proposed development plan. (sec.97-ssec.2) In deciding whether to give the approval, the Minister must consider the following— the development plan criteria; the extent to which the current development plan for the geothermal lease has been complied with; if the proposed plan provides for a significant change that is a reduction of geothermal production— whether the reduction is reasonable; and whether the geothermal lease holder has taken all reasonable steps to prevent the reduction; any amendments made to the geothermal lease or any of the following for the lease, and the reasons for the amendments— the current development plan; the relevant environmental authority; any relevant Water Act authorisation. (sec.97-ssec.3) Section 92 applies for the proposed plan as if it were an initial development plan and an application for approval of the initial development plan had been made. - (a) the development plan criteria; - (b) the extent to which the current development plan for the geothermal lease has been complied with; - (c) if the proposed plan provides for a significant change that is a reduction of geothermal production— (i) whether the reduction is reasonable; and (ii) whether the geothermal lease holder has taken all reasonable steps to prevent the reduction; - (i) whether the reduction is reasonable; and - (ii) whether the geothermal lease holder has taken all reasonable steps to prevent the reduction; - (d) any amendments made to the geothermal lease or any of the following for the lease, and the reasons for the amendments— (i) the current development plan; (ii) the relevant environmental authority; (iii) any relevant Water Act authorisation. - (i) the current development plan; - (ii) the relevant environmental authority; - (iii) any relevant Water Act authorisation. - (i) whether the reduction is reasonable; and - (ii) whether the geothermal lease holder has taken all reasonable steps to prevent the reduction; - (i) the current development plan; - (ii) the relevant environmental authority; - (iii) any relevant Water Act authorisation.