Commonwealth Numbered Acts

MINERALS (SUBMERGED LANDS) ACT 1981 No. 81, 1981 - SECT 36

36. (1) A licensee may, from time to time, make an application to the
Designated Authority for the renewal of the licence by the Joint Authority.

(2) An application for the renewal of the licence -

   (b)  shall be in accordance with an approved form;

   (b)  subject to sub-section (3), shall be made in an approved manner not
        less than 6 months before the date of expiration of the licence;

   (c)  shall be accompanied by particulars of the proposals of the licensee
        for work and expenditure in respect of the licence area; and

   (d)  shall be accompanied by a fee of $300.

(3) The Designated Authority may, for reasons that he thinks sufficient,
receive an application for the renewal of the licence less than 6 months
before, but not in any case after, the date of expiration of the licence.

(4) Where the renewal of the licence is not granted on the application, an
amount equal to nine-tenths of the fee paid in accordance with sub-section (2)
shall be refunded to the applicant.