18Notice of applications with the highest ranking

18 Notice of applications with the highest ranking The Department Head must, within 14 days after an applicant for a licence is notified under section 15(3)(b) or (4) that the application has the highest ranking, give notice of the application to— S. 18(a) amended by No. 16/2006 s. 198(Sch. 2 item 5(3)). (a) any person or body nominated by the Minister administering the **Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006**; and S. 18(b) amended by Nos 82/2000 s. 15, 63/2006 s. 10(2)(a), substituted by No. 16/2006 s. 198(Sch. 2 item 5(4)) (as amended by No. 63/2006 s. 61(Sch. item 1.4)). (b) any registered Aboriginal party (within the meaning of the **Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006**) for an area to which the application relates; and S. 18(c) inserted by No. 63/2006 s. 10(2)(b), amended by Nos 68/2014 s. 22, 7/2017 s. 304. (c) if the application is for a mining licence or prospecting licence, the Executive Director (within the meaning of the **Heritage Act 2017**). New s. 19 inserted by No. 82/2000 s. 16.