sec.171What is the current term of an authority to prospect

### sec.171 What is the current term of an authority to prospect The current term of an authority to prospect is the period that starts on the later of the following days and ends when it is first renewed after 31 December 2004— the day the authority was granted; the day the last renewal of the authority before 31 December 2004 became effective. However, an authority granted between 1 January 1994 and 23 December 1996 ends on a day decided by the Minister. For subsection (1)(b), a renewal of the authority is taken to have become effective on the day immediately after the end of its last term before the renewal. s 171 ins 2004 No. 26 s 68 amd 2007 No. 46 s 241 sch (sec.171-ssec.1) The current term of an authority to prospect is the period that starts on the later of the following days and ends when it is first renewed after 31 December 2004— the day the authority was granted; the day the last renewal of the authority before 31 December 2004 became effective. (sec.171-ssec.2) However, an authority granted between 1 January 1994 and 23 December 1996 ends on a day decided by the Minister. (sec.171-ssec.3) For subsection (1)(b), a renewal of the authority is taken to have become effective on the day immediately after the end of its last term before the renewal. - (a) the day the authority was granted; - (b) the day the last renewal of the authority before 31 December 2004 became effective.