sec.318ELAXRestrictions on giving overlapping authority priority

### sec.318ELAX Restrictions on giving overlapping authority priority Overlapping authority priority may be given only if the Minister considers— either— it is unlikely the applicant and the overlapping permit holder will enter into— for a geothermal permit—a geothermal coordination arrangement; or for a GHG permit—a GHG coordination arrangement; or an arrangement mentioned in subparagraph (i) for the proposed mining lease is not commercially or technically feasible; and the public interest would be best served by not granting a mining lease to the applicant first. s 318ELAX ins 2009 No. 3 s 511 sub 2010 No. 31 s 525 - (a) either— (i) it is unlikely the applicant and the overlapping permit holder will enter into— (A) for a geothermal permit—a geothermal coordination arrangement; or (B) for a GHG permit—a GHG coordination arrangement; or (ii) an arrangement mentioned in subparagraph (i) for the proposed mining lease is not commercially or technically feasible; and - (i) it is unlikely the applicant and the overlapping permit holder will enter into— (A) for a geothermal permit—a geothermal coordination arrangement; or (B) for a GHG permit—a GHG coordination arrangement; or - (A) for a geothermal permit—a geothermal coordination arrangement; or - (B) for a GHG permit—a GHG coordination arrangement; or - (ii) an arrangement mentioned in subparagraph (i) for the proposed mining lease is not commercially or technically feasible; and - (b) the public interest would be best served by not granting a mining lease to the applicant first. - (i) it is unlikely the applicant and the overlapping permit holder will enter into— (A) for a geothermal permit—a geothermal coordination arrangement; or (B) for a GHG permit—a GHG coordination arrangement; or - (A) for a geothermal permit—a geothermal coordination arrangement; or - (B) for a GHG permit—a GHG coordination arrangement; or - (ii) an arrangement mentioned in subparagraph (i) for the proposed mining lease is not commercially or technically feasible; and - (A) for a geothermal permit—a geothermal coordination arrangement; or - (B) for a GHG permit—a GHG coordination arrangement; or