17AWhen application for licence may be granted or refused

### 17A When application for licence may be granted or refused > [*\[Section 17A Inserted by No. 24 of 2013, s. 15, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS15@EN) > > > (1)  The Minister may only grant an application for a licence if the Minister is satisfied that the applicant – > > > > > > (a) intends to do work for the purposes of the licence; and > > > > > > > (b) intends to comply with this Act; and > > > > > > > (c) has an appropriate program of work; and > > > > > > > (d) has provided sufficient information relating to the likely impact on the environment of activities under the licence; and > > > > > > > (da) [*\[Section 17A Subsection (1) amended by No. 44 of 2017, s. 8, Applied:21 Nov 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-11-21/act-2017-044#GS8@EN) has provided a copy of the applicant's current public liability insurance policy; and > > > > > > > (e) has provided a security deposit. > > > (2)  The Minister may only grant an application for a licence if the Minister is satisfied that the applicant – > > > > > > (a) has – > > > > > > > > > > (i) sufficient technical and financial resources; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) obtained an agreement, contract, or other arrangement, with another person to ensure the provision of sufficient technical and financial resources – > > > > > > > > to enable the carrying out of the program of work in relation to the application for the first 2 years after the application is granted; and > > > > > > > (b) is likely to have sufficient technical and financial resources to enable the carrying out of the program of work for the remainder of the period of the licence after the first 2 years after the application is granted. > > > (3)  The Minister may refuse to grant an application for a licence by an applicant if the Minister is of the opinion that the application ought to be refused because – > > > > > > (a) of significant, or repeated, breaches of this Act or the regulations by – > > > > > > > > > > (i) the applicant; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) a person, authorised or employed by the applicant, who committed the breach, or breaches, in relation to activities under a licence of any kind, or a lease, of the applicant; or > > > > > > > (b) the applicant has failed to comply with the conditions subject to which an application under this Act by the applicant for a licence of any kind, or a lease, was granted; or > > > > > > > (c) the applicant has failed to substantially carry out as much of a work program, development plan, field development plan, or mining plan, in relation to a licence of any kind, or a lease, of the applicant, as ought reasonably be expected to have been carried out at the time the application is made.