Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 - SECT 22AC

Effect of withdrawal or lapse of application

22AC. Effect of withdrawal or lapse of application

If-

   (a)  2 or more applications have been made under section 20 for the grant
        of a permit in respect of the same block or blocks; and





   (b)  one or more, but not all, of the applications are withdrawn or have
        lapsed-

the following paragraphs have effect-

   (c)  the withdrawn or lapsed application or applications are taken not to
        have been made;

   (d)  if the Minister had informed the applicant or one of the applicants
        whose application had been withdrawn or had lapsed that the Minister
        was prepared to grant to that applicant a permit in respect of the
        block or blocks-the Minister is taken not to have so informed the
        applicant concerned;

   (e)  if the applicant or one of the applicants whose application had been
        withdrawn had requested the Minister under section 22(3) to grant a
        permit to the applicant concerned-the request is taken not to have
        been made;

   (f)  if the Minister had refused to grant a permit to the remaining
        applicant or to any of the remaining applicants-the refusal or
        refusals are taken not to have occurred.