Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828:section:173:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 173 (pt 3/3)
Character Range: 438751–439998

the petroleum production licence comes into existence, be approved under section 493;
the Joint Authority must, by written notice given to the applicant, refuse to grant a petroleum production licence to the applicant.

Other prescribed matters
 (7A) If the Joint Authority is not satisfied of the matters (if any) prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of paragraph 171(1)(f), the Joint Authority may, by written notice given to the applicant, refuse to grant a petroleum production licence to the applicant.

Reasons for refusal
 (8) A notice under this section must set out the reasons for the Joint Authority's refusal.

Public interest
 (9) For the purposes of paragraph (6)(c), in considering whether the grant of the petroleum production licence is in the public interest, the Joint Authority must have regard to:
 (a) whether the registered holder of the greenhouse gas assessment permit or greenhouse gas holding lease, as the case may be, has agreed, in writing, to the grant of the petroleum production licence; and
 (b) if so—the terms of that agreement.
 (10) Subsection (9) does not limit the matters to which the Joint Authority may have regard.

Deferral of application
 (11) This section has effect subject to section 174.