sec.888Applications in response to public notice

### sec.888 Applications in response to public notice This section applies if— a notice of intention to grant mentioned in section 887(1) had not been given before 31 December 2004; and the application was made in response to a public notice, published by the Minister or the department, inviting applications for a 1923 Act ATP; and the notice complies, or substantially complies with section 35(2). The public notice is taken to be a call for tenders for a proposed authority to prospect. The call is taken to have been made when the public notice was published. The closing time for the call is taken to be the day stated in the public notice by which applications must be submitted. The application is taken to be a tender, under chapter 2, part 1, division 2, for the proposed authority, made in response to the call. s 888 ins 2004 No. 26 s 247 amd 2007 No. 46 s 241 sch (sec.888-ssec.1) This section applies if— a notice of intention to grant mentioned in section 887(1) had not been given before 31 December 2004; and the application was made in response to a public notice, published by the Minister or the department, inviting applications for a 1923 Act ATP; and the notice complies, or substantially complies with section 35(2). (sec.888-ssec.2) The public notice is taken to be a call for tenders for a proposed authority to prospect. (sec.888-ssec.3) The call is taken to have been made when the public notice was published. (sec.888-ssec.4) The closing time for the call is taken to be the day stated in the public notice by which applications must be submitted. (sec.888-ssec.5) The application is taken to be a tender, under chapter 2, part 1, division 2, for the proposed authority, made in response to the call. - (a) a notice of intention to grant mentioned in section 887(1) had not been given before 31 December 2004; and - (b) the application was made in response to a public notice, published by the Minister or the department, inviting applications for a 1923 Act ATP; and - (c) the notice complies, or substantially complies with section 35(2).