sec.65Consideration of application by chief inspector

sec.65 Consideration of application by chief inspector

The chief inspector must consider— the application for exemption; and any submissions lodged by a relevant coal or oil shale mining tenement holder under section 64 within the submission period; and any response made by the applicant under section 64 (4) within the stated period. The application must not be decided unless— section 64 (2) has been complied with; or the holder has given a notice to the chief inspector under section 64 (3) . The chief inspector— in deciding the application, may seek advice or recommendations from a technical advisory committee for coal seam gas established under section 732B of the Act ; and is not required to give the exemption merely because a relevant coal or oil shale mining tenement holder agrees to the exemption. If advice or recommendations obtained by the chief inspector under subsection (3) (a) are adverse to the applicant, before making a decision about whether to grant the exemption the chief inspector must give the applicant— a copy of the advice or recommendations; and at least 15 business days to lodge submissions to the chief inspector about the advice or recommendations. s 65 amd 2022 SL No. 191 s 13 (sec.65-ssec.1) The chief inspector must consider— the application for exemption; and any submissions lodged by a relevant coal or oil shale mining tenement holder under section 64 within the submission period; and any response made by the applicant under section 64 (4) within the stated period. (sec.65-ssec.2) The application must not be decided unless— section 64 (2) has been complied with; or the holder has given a notice to the chief inspector under section 64 (3) . (sec.65-ssec.3) The chief inspector— in deciding the application, may seek advice or recommendations from a technical advisory committee for coal seam gas established under section 732B of the Act ; and is not required to give the exemption merely because a relevant coal or oil shale mining tenement holder agrees to the exemption. (sec.65-ssec.4) If advice or recommendations obtained by the chief inspector under subsection (3) (a) are adverse to the applicant, before making a decision about whether to grant the exemption the chief inspector must give the applicant— a copy of the advice or recommendations; and at least 15 business days to lodge submissions to the chief inspector about the advice or recommendations.

• (a) the application for exemption; and
• (b) any submissions lodged by a relevant coal or oil shale mining tenement holder under section 64 within the submission period; and
• (c) any response made by the applicant under section 64 (4) within the stated period.
• (a) section 64 (2) has been complied with; or
• (b) the holder has given a notice to the chief inspector under section 64 (3) .
• (a) in deciding the application, may seek advice or recommendations from a technical advisory committee for coal seam gas established under section 732B of the Act ; and