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OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 1999 - SECT 60 Advertising revised application

OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 1999 - SECT 60

Advertising revised application

60 Advertising revised application

(1) If:
(a) the application has been revised under section 59, and
(b) the applicant has been given a direction under section 59 (5) or (7),
the applicant must advertise the revised application in a newspaper circulating throughout the State.
(2) The advertisement must contain:
(a) the applicant's name and address, and
(b) a map and description of the blocks covered by the revised application that are sufficient for the blocks to be identified, and
(c) the address of the Minister, and
(d) a statement:
(i) that the applicant has applied for an exploration licence over the blocks described in the notice, and
(ii) that invites comment from the public on the application, and
(iii) that requests that comments be sent to the applicant and the Minister within 30 days after the day on which the advertisement is published.
(3) The advertisement must be published:
(a) if the Minister and the applicant agree on the blocks applied for under section 59 (3), as soon as possible after the applicant is given written confirmation of the agreement under section 59 (4), or
(b) if the Minister makes a determination of the blocks applied for under section 59 (6), as soon as possible after the applicant is given a copy of the determination under section 59 (8),
but in any case, subject to subsection (4), within 14 days after the applicant is given the confirmation or copy.
(4) If:
(a) the applicant applies to the Minister within the 14 day period referred to in subsection (3) for an extension of the period, and
(b) the Minister extends the period,
the advertisement must be published within the period as extended by the Minister.