Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated ActsWhere:
(a) after an application has been made under section 38A(1) in relation to a block or blocks in respect of which a permit is in force; and
(b) before a decision has been made by the Minister under section 38B(1) or (2) in relation to the application,
a transfer of the permit is registered under section 78 , sections 38A and 38B have effect, after the time of the transfer, as if a reference in those sections to the applicant were a reference to the transferee.