6Application for approval of airborne geoscientific survey

6 Application for approval of airborne geoscientific survey (1) For section 17(3)(b) of the Act, a person who intends to conduct an airborne geoscientific survey for the preliminary exploration of land (an airborne survey) must apply for approval to do so. (2) The application must: (a) be made in the approved form to the Minister; and (b) specify the date on which the person intends to start the airborne survey (which must be more than 30 days after the date on which the application is made); and Mineral Titles Regulations 2011 7 (c) include a description or map that clearly indicates the location and boundaries of the land; and (d) if it will be necessary to land the aircraft on the land when conducting the airborne survey – specify the reasons for, and any other relevant information about, the landing. (3) The Minister must give the person: (a) a notice of approval for the airborne survey, with effect for the period specified in the notice (which must not be more than 6 months); or (b) a notice refusing to approve the airborne survey if the Minister is satisfied there are circumstances to justify the refusal. (4) A notice of approval may include conditions the Minister considers appropriate, including any of the following: (a) the person must give written notice of the approved airborne survey and information about the survey, as specified in the notice of approval, to: (i) if the land is in a title area – the title holder; or (ii) otherwise – the landowner or occupier, as specified in the notice; (b) if it will be necessary to land the aircraft on the land when conducting the airborne survey – the person given approval must obtain consent to the landing from the title holder, landowner or occupier of the land. (5) A notice of approval must include a statement about the requirement in subregulation (6). (6) If the person given a notice of approval does not conduct the approved airborne survey within the period the notice has effect, the person must give the Minister a notice of that fact within 14 days after the end of the period.