PASTORAL LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT 1989 - SECT 49B

PASTORAL LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT 1989 - SECT 49B

49B—Minister may grant licences

        (1)         Subject to this section, the Minister may grant wind farm licences in relation to pastoral land.

        (2)         Before deciding whether to grant a licence, the Minister must consult with, and have regard to the views of, the prescribed interested parties.

        (3)         The Minister must provide the prescribed interested parties with information that, in the opinion of the Minister, is relevant and necessary for the purposes of consultation.

        (4)         The Minister may not grant a wind farm licence in relation to pastoral land unless the applicant has—

            (a)         entered into an access agreement with the lessee; and

            (b)         if a resources tenement is held over the land—entered into an access agreement with the holder of the resources tenement.

        (5)         If the Minister has not determined an application for a licence within 3 months (or such longer period, not exceeding 12 months, as may be agreed between the Minister and the applicant), the application will be taken to have been refused.