Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 - SECT 22AA

Withdrawal by a joint applicant

22AA. Withdrawal by a joint applicant

If-

   (a)  an application made under section 20 for the grant of a permit was a
        joint application; and

   (b)  all of the joint applicants, by written notice served on the Minister,
        tell the Minister that one or more, but not all, of them, as specified
        in the notice, withdraw from the application-

the following paragraphs have effect-

   (c)  the application continues in force as if it had been made by the
        remaining applicant or applicants;

   (d)  if the Minister had informed the joint applicants that the Minister
        was prepared to grant to the applicants a permit in respect of the
        block or blocks to which the application relates-the Minister is taken
        not to have so informed the applicants.