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### 39 Recommendation of application for special exploration licence
> > (1) [*\[Section 39 Subsection (1) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 37, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS37@Hpa@EN) The Director is to consider an application for a licence.
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> > (2) If the Director intends to recommend to the Minister that the application be granted, the Director is to –
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> > > > (a) notify that intention by notice in writing –
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> > > > > > (i) to the applicant; and
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> > > > > > (ii) as required by section 29 of the *Native Title Act 1993* of the Commonwealth; and
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> > > > (b) publish a notice of that intention in a newspaper circulating in the relevant area.
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> > (3) A notice under [subsection (2)](#GS39@Gs2@EN) [(b)](#GS39@Gs2@Hpb@EN) is to specify –
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> > > > (a) the name of the applicant; and
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> > > > (b) the area of land in respect of which the application is made; and
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> > > > (c) any other prescribed matter.
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> > (4) [*\[Section 39 Subsection (4) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 37, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS37@Hpb@EN) The Director may only recommend that the Minister grant an application for a licence if satisfied that the applicant–
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> > > > (a) intends to do work in the specified region; and
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> > > > (b) intends to comply with this Act; and
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> > > > (c) has an appropriate program of work; and
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> > > > (d) is likely to have sufficient financial and technical resources to carry out the proposed work; and
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> > > > (e) [*\[Section 39 Subsection (4) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 37, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS37@Hpc@EN) has provided sufficient information relating to the likely impact on the environment of activities under the licence; and
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> > > > (f) has provided a security deposit.