Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) This section applies in relation to an application for the grant of a mineral title, after:
(a) all the procedures under this Division relevant to the application are completed; and
(b) the Minister has considered:
(i) all objections, submissions, and responses mentioned in section 72 ; and
(ii) all other matters he or she is required by this Act to consider before making a decision about the application.
(2) The Minister may decide to take one of the following actions:
(a) grant the mineral title for all of the proposed title area;
(b) grant the mineral title for part of the proposed title area and refuse to grant the title for the remaining proposed title area;
(c) refuse to grant the mineral title;
(d) refer the application to the Tribunal for a hearing and recommendation.
(3) If the Minister refers the application to the Tribunal, the Minister may make a decision mentioned in subsection (2)(a), (b) or (c) after considering the Tribunal's recommendation.
(4) However, the Minister is not obliged to follow a recommendation of the Tribunal.
(5) Without limiting subsection (2)(c), the Minister may decide to refuse to grant a person a mineral title (a new title ) for an area of land in or comprising an existing title area or existing proposed title area if the Minister considers:
(a) the authorised activities to be conducted under the new title would be significantly incompatible with the work being carried out, or to be carried out, in the existing title area or existing proposed title area; or
(b) in relation to an existing title area and an application for the grant of an EL or EMEL – the existing title area substantially covers the proposed title area of the EL or EMEL.