Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to sections 24 and 24A and to Parts IIA and IIB as applicable, a permittee may apply to the Minister to renew the permittee's exploration permit in relation to the blocks specified in the application.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), an application for the renewal of an exploration permit shall be:
(a) in an approved form;
(b) made in an approved manner;
(c) accompanied by the prescribed fee; and
(d) accompanied by a report of the action taken by the permittee to restore and rehabilitate the land comprising the blocks that are part of the permittee's exploration permit area, but are not specified in the application, and the areas adjacent to that land which are or may be affected by the permittee's operations on those blocks.
(3) In relation to an application for a renewal of an exploration permit, the Minister:
(a) shall, where the application is received not earlier than 6 months before, but not later than 3 months before, the expiration of the exploration permit;
(b) may, where the application is received later than 3 months before the expiration of the exploration permit; and
(c) shall not, where the application is received after the expiration of the exploration permit,
accept the application.