Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A block is excluded if:
(a) an exploration licence over the block has been surrendered or cancelled; and
(b) a period of 30 days after the day on which the licence was surrendered or cancelled has not ended.
(2) A block is excluded for a particular applicant if:
(a) the applicant previously applied for an exploration licence over the block; and
(b) the application was refused; and
(c) a period of 6 months after the day on which the previous application was refused has not ended.
(3) A block is excluded for a particular applicant if:
(a) the applicant was previously the holder of an exploration, retention or mining licence over the block; and
(b) the previous licence was surrendered or cancelled; and
(c) a period of 6 months after the day on which the previous licence was surrendered or cancelled has not ended.
(4) A block is excluded for a particular applicant if:
(a) the applicant was previously the holder of an exploration, retention or mining licence over the block; and
(b) the holder was:
(i) required by the licence conditions; or
(ii) given a compliance direction;
to provide the Designated Authority with information; and
(c) the holder provided the information; and
(d) the holder surrendered the licence; and
(e) a period of 6 months from the day on which the holder provided the information has not ended.