274Application must be advertised

274 Application must be advertised

274 Application must be advertised

(1) The applicant must advertise the application in a newspaper circulating throughout the State.

(2) The advertisement must contain:

(a) the applicant’s name and address, and

(b) a map and description of the blocks covered that are sufficient for the blocks to be identified, and

(c) details of the activities that the applicant proposes to carry out, and

(d) a map showing the proposed location of those activities, and

(e) the address of the Minister, and

(f) a statement:

(i) that the applicant has applied for a works licence over the blocks described in the notice, and

(ii) that invites comment from the public on the application, and

(iii) that requests that comments be sent to the applicant and to the Minister specified in the notice within 30 days of the day on which the advertisement is published.

(3) The advertisement must be published:

(a) as soon as possible after the applicant makes the application, and

(b) in any case, subject to subsection (4), within 14 days after the day on which the applicant makes the application.

(4) If:

(a) the applicant applies to the Minister within the 14 day period referred to in subsection (3) for an extension of the period, and

(b) the Minister extends the period,

the advertisement must be published within the period as extended by the Minister.