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4.14, the Titles Administrator must:
 (a) consult the Joint Authority on the appropriateness or otherwise of approving the application; and
 (b) either:
 (i) approve the application; or
 (ii) reject the application; or
 (iii) notify the licensee, in writing, that the Titles Administrator is unable to make a decision without further information.
 (2) If the Titles Administrator issues a notice under subparagraph (1)(b)(iii), the Titles Administrator must specify the further information that it requires.
 (3) After receiving the information, the Titles Administrator must, as soon as practicable, do one of the things set out in paragraph (1)(b) in respect of the application.
 (4) The Titles Administrator may approve the application subject to conditions.
 (5) If the Titles Administrator approves the application, the maximum period for which the Titles Administrator may grant the permission is 3 months from the date of the Titles Administrator's approval.
 (6) However, the Titles Administrator may, on written application by the licensee, extend the period by a maximum of 3 months after seeking the views of the Joint Authority on the appropriateness or otherwise of an extension.
 (7) The Titles Administrator may extend permission under subregulation (6) more than once.
 (8) The Titles Administrator must notify the licensee in writing of the following matters as soon as practicable after making a decision to approve or reject an application:
 (a)  the terms of the decision;
 (b) if the Titles Administrator approves the application subject to a condition—the condition;
 (c) if the Titles Administrator rejects the application—the reasons for the decision.

Division 6—Transitional provisions about field development plans

4.16  Events that occurred on or before the commencement of these Regulations

If a field development plan has been accepted before commencement day
 (1) If, on the commencement day, a petroleum production licensee has a field development plan for a field in the licence area that has been accepted by the Joint Authority, the field development plan is in force for the field.

If no decision made on acceptance before commencement day
 (2) A petroleum production licensee is taken to have made an application under regulation 4.04 on the commencement day if:
 (a) the licensee made an application for a field development plan to be accepted by the Joint Authority before the commencement day; and
 (b) the Joint Authority did not make a decision on the application before the commencement day.

If there is no accepted field development plan for recovery on commencement day
 (3) If petroleum was being recovered in an area under a petroleum production licence on or before the commencement day (the recovery area) and the recovery after that day is not covered by a field development plan:
 (a) the licensee must make an application to the Titles