(1) If the Minister accepts a tender, he or she must notify the successful tenderer in writing that the tender has been accepted.
(2) On the Minister accepting a tender for a licence that covers an area of land all or part of which is subject to an exemption under section 7(1) —
(a) the exemption is revoked to the extent that it relates to the area of land; and
(b) the Minister must cause a notice to be published in the Government Gazette—
(i) stating that the tender has been accepted; and
(ii) describing the area of land subject to the exemption; and
(iii) stating that the exemption relating to the area of land is revoked to the extent that it relates to that land.
S. 27B inserted by No. 63/2006 s. 15.