57Application must be advertised

57 Application must be advertised

57 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 applied for that are sufficient for the blocks to be identified, and

(c) the address of the Minister, and

(d) a statement:

(i) that the applicant has applied for an exploration 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 the Minister within 30 days after 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.