62Grant application – EL for Aboriginal land

62 Grant application – EL for Aboriginal land (1) A person must not, under Part IV of the ALRA, enter into negotiations with a Land Council for consent to the grant of an EL for Aboriginal land unless the person: (a) has applied under this Act for the EL; and (b) has the Minister's consent to enter into the negotiations. (2) For subsection (1)(b), the Minister may: (a) give consent conditionally or unconditionally; or (b) withdraw consent at any time during the negotiations under the ALRA and refuse to grant the EL; or (c) refuse to give consent and refuse to grant the EL. (3) If section 48(1) of the ALRA applies in relation to particular Aboriginal land, a person must not make an application for an EL except with the Minister's approval.