Offshore Minerals Act 1994
219Tender block licence notice—mining licence
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219 Tender block licence notice—mining licence
(1) A tender block licence notice for a mining licence must: (a) specify the blocks to be covered by the licence; and (b) specify the period within which applications may be made; and (c) specify the procedure and criteria that the Joint Authority will adopt to allocate the licence; and (d) specify the amount of security that the successful applicant will be required to lodge; and (e) specify the initial term of the licence; and (f) include a statement to the effect that information about: (i) the security that the successful applicant will be required to lodge; and (ii) the licence conditions; may be obtained from the Designated Authority. (2) The tender block licence notice may specify not more than 20 blocks for the mining licence.