MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 67C Pending applications
MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 67C
Pending applications
(1) An application for a licence is pending from the day on which it is lodged until whichever of the following happens first:(a) the application is granted;(b) the application is refused;(c) the application lapses;(d) the application is withdrawn.(2) An application for a licence lapses (a) 12 months after it is lodged, if it is not determined or withdrawn by that time; or(b) at a later date fixed by the Director, if (i) the failure to determine the application was not caused by a default of the applicant; or(ii) there is, in the opinion of the Director, a sufficient reason for fixing a later date.