Mineral Resources Development Act 1995
38BPending application
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38B Pending application
[Section 38B Inserted by No. 24 of 2013, s. 36, Applied:28 Jun 2013]
(1) An application for a licence is pending from the day on which it is lodged until whichever of the following happens first:
(a) the application is granted;
(b) the application is refused;
(c) the application lapses;
(d) the application is withdrawn.
(2) An application for a licence lapses –
(a) 12 months after it is lodged, if it is not determined or withdrawn by that time; or
(b) at a later date fixed by the Director, and notified to the applicant, if –
(i) the failure to determine the application was not caused by a default of the applicant; or
(ii) there is, in the opinion of the Director, a sufficient reason for fixing a later date.