43Minister may require applicant to consult etc.

43 Minister may require applicant to consult etc.

(1) This section applies if: (a) an eligible person that holds a feasibility licence has applied for the Minister to grant a commercial licence; and (b) the Minister is considering whether to grant the commercial licence. (2) The Minister may, by notice in writing, require the eligible person to do any of the following: (a) conduct specified kinds of consultations in relation to the application; (b) prepare a revised management plan for the commercial licence and apply to the Regulator, under the licensing scheme, for the Regulator to approve the revised management plan; (c) anything else in relation to the application that the Minister thinks fit. (3) The Minister may cease considering whether to grant the commercial licence until the requirement is complied with. (4) A notice under subsection (2) is not a legislative instrument. (5) The Minister must give a copy of a notice under subsection (2) to the Registrar. (6) The Registrar must include the notice in the Register in relation to the feasibility licence and any commercial licence granted as a result of the application.