(1) To remove any doubt, it is declared that to the extent they are relevant the public interest provisions apply to any undecided application for the renewal of a mining tenement.
(2) In this section—
"public interest provisions" means sections 147A(1)(d), 197A(1)(e) and 286A(1)(g).
"undecided application" means an application lodged but not decided before the public interest provisions commenced.