50APublic consultation before tender invitation—production licences

50A Public consultation before tender invitation—production licences (1) If the Minister proposes to invite applications for the grant of a production licence under section 50(1), the Minister must publish notice of the proposed invitation on an Internet site maintained by the Department. (a) contain a description of the area to which the proposed production licence would apply; and (b) state that any person may make a written submission to the Minister about the proposed invitation; and (c) specify the period during which submissions may be made to the Minister (the ***submission period***). (3) In determining whether to invite applications for the production licence, the Minister must take into account any written submission received during the submission period. (4) A decision to grant a production licence is not invalid merely because of a failure to comply with subsection (3).