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Mineral Resources Development Act 1995
67CPending applications
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### 67C Pending applications
> > (1) An application for a licence is pending from the day on which it is lodged until whichever of the following happens first:
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> > > > (a) the application is granted;
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> > > > (b) the application is refused;
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> > > > (c) the application lapses;
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> > > > (d) the application is withdrawn.
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> > (2) An application for a licence lapses –
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> > > > (a) 12 months after it is lodged, if it is not determined or withdrawn by that time; or
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> > > > (b) at a later date fixed by the Director, if –
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> > > > > > (i) the failure to determine the application was not caused by a default of the applicant; or
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> > > > > > (ii) there is, in the opinion of the Director, a sufficient reason for fixing a later date.