97Registration of certain interests

#### 97 Registration of certain interests 97 Registration of certain interests > > (1) The Secretary is to keep a register of legal and equitable interests in petroleum titles. > > > (2) Any person claiming a legal or equitable interest in a petroleum title may apply for registration of the interest. > > > (3) An application must be lodged with the Secretary and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee for registration and by written evidence (including, but not limited to, documentary evidence) of the legal or equitable interest concerned. > > > (4) The Secretary may, if satisfied that the applicant holds the interest concerned, register the interest or the document by which the interest is evidenced. > > > (5) The Secretary may, on application by the holder of an interest or otherwise, make such amendments to the register kept under this section as are appropriate to reflect dealings in the interest. > > > (6) Without limiting the generality of subsection (5), the Secretary may cancel the registration of an interest if of the opinion that the interest has ceased to exist. > > > (7) The registration of an interest under this section is not to be taken to be evidence of the existence of the interest. > > > (8) For the purposes of any legal proceedings concerning a petroleum title— > > > > > (a) a registered interest has priority over an interest that is not registered, and > > > > > (b) an earlier registered interest has priority over a later registered interest. > > > (9) The register must be kept available at the head office of the Department for inspection, free of charge, by members of the public during ordinary office hours. > > > (10) An application under this section may be withdrawn by means of a notice of withdrawal signed by the applicant and lodged with the Secretary and ceases to have effect when the notice is lodged. > > > (11) The withdrawal of an application under this section is irrevocable. > > **s 97:** Subst 1998 No 5, Sch 1 \[16\]. Am 2012 No 46, Sch 6.1 \[17\].