Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A03484:body:0:p5
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of the licence may be subject; and
     (b) consulted any Aboriginal community or group that may be affected by the grant of the licence to ensure that the community or group has had an adequate opportunity to express to the Land Council its views concerning the terms and conditions.
"(3) The Land Council shall not refuse to consent to the grant of the licence unless it has, before the end of the negotiating period, to the extent practicable, consulted the traditional Aboriginal owners (if any) of the land to which the application relates concerning the matters referred to in paragraph (2) (a).
"(4) In order to facilitate consultation between the Land Council and the traditional Aboriginal owners:

     (a) the Land Council shall convene such meetings with them as are necessary for the purpose of considering the exploration proposals and the terms and conditions;
     (b) the Land Council shall give reasonable notice to the applicant and the Minister before each meeting which the applicant and the Minister are entitled to attend;
     (c) the representatives of the applicant may attend so much of:
         (i) the first meeting at which the substantive content of the exploration program is discussed; and
         (ii) the first meeting at which the terms and conditions are discussed;
    as is appropriate for the purposes of presenting and explaining the exploration proposals (including any information required to be given to the Northern Territory Mining Minister) and outlining the applicant's views concerning the terms and conditions; and
     (d) the representatives of the applicant may attend so much of any subsequent meeting as is appropriate for any of the purposes referred to in paragraph (c) unless the traditional Aboriginal owners, as a group, decide and, through the Land Council, notify the applicant, that the representatives may not attend.
"(5) A representative of the Minister:
     (a) may attend the meeting, or each meeting, referred to in paragraph (4) (a); and
     (b) may attend any subsequent meeting unless the traditional Aboriginal owners, as a group, decide, and, through the Land Council, notify the Minister, that the representative may not attend.
"(6) Subject to subsection (7), the Land Council shall not consent to the grant of the licence unless:
     (a) it is satisfied that the traditional Aboriginal owners (if any) of the land understand the nature and purpose of the terms and conditions and, as a group, consent to them;
     (b) it is satisfied that the terms and conditions are reasonable; and
     (c) it has agreed with the applicant upon the terms and conditions.
"(7) If:
     (a) at any time within the negotiating period, the Land Council notifies the Minister in writing that the Land Council and the applicant agree that the terms and conditions