(1) This section applies for a geothermal lease application if--
(a) before the making of the application, a significant project was declared; and
(b) the project is or includes a proposed GHG lease, mining lease or petroleum lease (the other proposed lease) for land the subject of the application.
(2) The application must not be decided until--
(a) if no application is made for the other proposed lease within 1 year after the making of the declaration--the end of that year; or
(b) if an application is made for the other proposed lease within that year--that application is decided.