sec.845Withdrawal of application

### sec.845 Withdrawal of application A person who has made an application under this Act may lodge a notice withdrawing the application at any time before the following— generally—before the application is decided; for a petroleum authority—the granting of the authority. The withdrawal takes effect when the notice is lodged. If the applicant is a preferred tenderer for a call for tenders under chapter 2 , the withdrawal does not affect the Minister’s power to appoint another tenderer from the tenders made in response to the call to be the preferred tenderer. If the application is a tender in response to a call for tenders, the Minister may, if the Minister considers it reasonable in the circumstances, retain the whole or part of any tender security given by the tenderer. s 845 amd 2004 No. 26 s 69 (2) sch ; 2012 No. 20 s 281 sch 2 ; 2013 No. 10 s 176 (sec.845-ssec.1) A person who has made an application under this Act may lodge a notice withdrawing the application at any time before the following— generally—before the application is decided; for a petroleum authority—the granting of the authority. (sec.845-ssec.2) The withdrawal takes effect when the notice is lodged. (sec.845-ssec.3) If the applicant is a preferred tenderer for a call for tenders under chapter 2 , the withdrawal does not affect the Minister’s power to appoint another tenderer from the tenders made in response to the call to be the preferred tenderer. (sec.845-ssec.5) If the application is a tender in response to a call for tenders, the Minister may, if the Minister considers it reasonable in the circumstances, retain the whole or part of any tender security given by the tenderer. - (a) generally—before the application is decided; - (b) for a petroleum authority—the granting of the authority.