Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 - SECT 25

Consideration of applications

25. Consideration of applications



(1) Where, at the expiration of the period specified in an instrument under
section 23(1), only one application has been made under that subsection in
respect of the block or blocks specified in the instrument, the Minister may
reject the application or may, by instrument in writing served on the
applicant, inform the applicant that the Minister is prepared to grant to the
applicant a permit in respect of that block or those blocks.





(2) Where, at the expiration of the period specified in an instrument under
section 23(1), two or more applications have been made under that subsection
in respect of the block or blocks specified in the instrument, the Minister
may reject any or all of the applications and, if the Minister does not reject
all of the applications, may-

   (a)  if only one application remains unrejected-by instrument in writing
        served on the applicant; or

   (b)  if two or more applications remain unrejected-by instrument in writing
        served on the applicant, or on one of the applicants, whose
        application has not been rejected and who has specified as the amount
        that the applicant is prepared to pay in respect of the grant of a
        permit an amount that is not less than the amount specified by any
        other applicant whose application has not been rejected-

inform the applicant that the Minister is prepared to grant to the applicant a
permit in respect of that block or those blocks.

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(5) An instrument under this section shall contain-

   (a)  a summary of the conditions subject to which the permit is to be
        granted; and

   (b)  a statement to the effect that the application will lapse if the
        applicant does not-

   (i)  make a request under section 26(1); and

   (ii) pay the amount, or the balance of the amount, to be paid in respect of
        the grant of the permit to the applicant.

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