(1) This section applies if--
(a) the overlapping authority priority is for all of the land; and
(b) within the overlapping authority application period the overlapping resource authority holder applies for a relevant lease for all of the land.
(2) A further step can not be taken to decide the geothermal lease application until after the relevant lease application has been decided.
Note--
Acts under which the overlapping resource authority was granted provide for refusal of the relevant lease application if it is not pursued in a timely manner.
(3) If the decision on the relevant lease application is to grant a relevant lease for all of the land, the geothermal lease application is taken to have lapsed.