Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If an application for the grant of an infrastructure licence has been made under section 198, the Joint Authority may give the applicant a written notice (called an offer document ) telling the applicant the Joint Authority is prepared to grant the applicant an infrastructure licence in relation to the place described in the application.
Note 1: Section 259 sets out additional requirements for offer documents (for example, a requirement that an offer document must contain a summary of conditions).
Note 2: If the applicant breaches a requirement under section 258 to provide further information, the Joint Authority may refuse to give the applicant an offer document--see subsection 258(3).
Note 3: For consultation procedures, see sections 202 and 203.
(2) In deciding whether to give the applicant an offer document, the Joint Authority:
(a) must have regard to the matters specified in subsection (3); and
(b) may have regard to any other matters the Joint Authority considers relevant.
(3) The matters are as follows:
(a) whether the technical advice and financial resources available to the applicant are sufficient to:
(i) carry out the operations and works that will be authorised by the licence; and
(ii) discharge the obligations that will be imposed under this Act, or a legislative instrument under this Act, in relation to the licence;
(b) the matters specified in section 695YB as they apply to the applicant;
(c) if the applicant is a body corporate--the matters specified in section 695YB as they apply to an officer of the body corporate;
(d) any other matters prescribed by the regulations.