sec.83Continuing effect of authority for renewal application

### sec.83 Continuing effect of authority for renewal application This section applies if before the application is decided the term of the authority to prospect ends. Despite the ending of the term, the authority continues in force until the earlier of the following to happen— the start of any renewed term of the authority; a refusal of the application takes effect; the application is withdrawn; the authority is cancelled under this Act. Also, if the applicant has applied for a declaration of a potential commercial area for the authority, the authority continues in force until the declaration application is decided, but only in relation to the area of the proposed potential commercial area applied for. If the authority is continued in force under subsection (3) , the evaluation program included in the declaration application is taken to be the work program for the authority. If the authority is renewed, subsections (2) and (3) are taken never to have applied for the period from the end of the term of the authority being renewed, as stated in that authority. s 83 amd 2011 No. 2 s 121 (sec.83-ssec.1) This section applies if before the application is decided the term of the authority to prospect ends. (sec.83-ssec.2) Despite the ending of the term, the authority continues in force until the earlier of the following to happen— the start of any renewed term of the authority; a refusal of the application takes effect; the application is withdrawn; the authority is cancelled under this Act. (sec.83-ssec.3) Also, if the applicant has applied for a declaration of a potential commercial area for the authority, the authority continues in force until the declaration application is decided, but only in relation to the area of the proposed potential commercial area applied for. (sec.83-ssec.4) If the authority is continued in force under subsection (3) , the evaluation program included in the declaration application is taken to be the work program for the authority. (sec.83-ssec.5) If the authority is renewed, subsections (2) and (3) are taken never to have applied for the period from the end of the term of the authority being renewed, as stated in that authority. - (a) the start of any renewed term of the authority; - (b) a refusal of the application takes effect; - (c) the application is withdrawn; - (d) the authority is cancelled under this Act.