161EDirector to publish notice where licence ceases to apply to land

### 161E Director to publish notice where licence ceases to apply to land > [*\[Section 161E Inserted by No. 24 of 2013, s. 118, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS118@EN) > > > (1)  In this section – > > > > > ***Department*** means the department responsible, in relation to the administration of this Act, to the Minister to whom the administration of this Act is assigned; > > > > > ***relevant licence*** means an exploration licence, a special exploration licence or a retention licence. > > > (2)  As soon as practicable after a relevant licence ceases to be in force, the Director must ensure that a notice, specifying – > > > > > > (a) that the licence has ceased to be in force on a date specified in the notice; and > > > > > > > (b) the area of land to which the licence related; and > > > > > > > (c) that applications may be made under this Act for a lease, or a licence, in relation to a mineral, or a category of minerals, to which the licence related, on or after the date specified for that purpose in the notice – > > > > is published on a website of the Department, and remains on that website until at least the expiry of the date specified in accordance with [paragraph (c)](#GS161E@Gs2@Hpc@EN) . > > > (3)  The date specified for the purposes of [subsection (2)(c)](#GS161E@Gs2@Hpc@EN) in a notice in relation to a relevant licence is to be a day that is at least 2 months after the area of land to which the notice relates is no longer subject to the relevant licence.