33B   Limit on subsequent applications

If a person:

(a)  applies for the grant or renewal of a mineral owner authority in relation to particular land and that application is refused, or

(b)  was the holder of a mineral owner authority in relation to particular land when that authority was cancelled,

the person may not, within 2 years after that refusal or cancellation, apply for an assessment (mineral owner) lease in relation to that land except with the Minister’s consent.