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Offshore Minerals Act 1999
74Minister may invite applications for exploration licence over tender blocks
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74 Minister may invite applications for exploration licence over tender blocks
74 Minister may invite applications for exploration licence over tender blocks
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may invite applications for the grant of an exploration licence over reserved blocks.
(2) Applications may be invited for a licence covering a group of reserved blocks only if the group forms a discrete area.
(3) The Minister is to invite applications by publishing a tender block licence notice for the licence in the Gazette.