26Advertising and notice of accepted tenders

26 Advertising and notice of accepted tenders

(1) For the purposes of section 27B(1)(a) of the Act, the acceptance of a tender must be advertised—

(a) by publishing—

(i) a notice containing the information set out in Part 1 of Schedule 2 in a newspaper circulating in each locality where all or part of the area that is the subject of the tender is located; and

(ii) a notice containing the information set out in Part 1 of Schedule 2, other than the map described in item 6 of that Part, in a daily newspaper circulating generally in Victoria; and

(iii) the information set out in Part 2 of Schedule 2 on an Internet site maintained by the successful tenderer for at least 21 days after the latest date on which acceptance of the tender was advertised; or

(b) by a method approved by the Department Head under subregulation (3).

(2) For the purposes of section 27B(1)(b) of the Act, the successful tenderer for a mining licence must give notice by serving on the owner or occupier of the land to be affected by the licence, a copy of—

(a) a notice of acceptance of the tender published in a newspaper under subregulation (1)(a)(i), extracted from the newspaper and showing the date of publication; or

(b) the material advertising acceptance of the tender that was advertised under subregulation (1)(b).

(3) The Department Head may approve a method for advertising acceptance of a tender for a licence by setting out the method in guidelines published in the Government Gazette.

(4) A successful tenderer must lodge with the Department Head as soon as practicable after the acceptance of the tender is advertised, a copy of—

(a) each notice of acceptance of the tender published in a newspaper under subregulation (1)(a), extracted from the newspaper and showing the date of publication; or

(b) the material that was advertised under subregulation (1)(b).