65Applications relating to same land or existing title area or

65 Applications relating to same land or existing title area or existing proposed title area (1) If 2 or more applications for the grant of a mineral title for the same area of land are lodged with the Agency on the same business day, the Minister must consider and decide each application in accordance with this Act. (2) A person is not entitled to apply for the grant of an EL for an area of land previously in or comprising the title area of an EL until after the end of 30 days after that EL ceases to be in force for the land. (3) A person (the applicant) is not entitled to apply for the grant of a mineral title, or the designation of an ELR, for an area of land in or comprising an existing title area or existing proposed title area except as prescribed by regulation. (4) In subsection (3): designation of an ELR means the designation of an EL as an ELR under section 34. Mineral Titles Act 2010 35 existing proposed title area means the proposed title area described in an application for the grant of a mineral title, or the designation of an ELR, lodged with the Agency: (a) by a person other than the applicant; and (b) on a business day earlier than the business day on which the applicant’s application is lodged. existing title area means the title area of a mineral title held by a person other than the applicant. Note for section 65 See section 164(6) for information about a business day.