Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A petroleum special prospecting authority authorises the registered holder, in accordance with the conditions (if any) to which the authority is subject, to carry on, in the authority area, the petroleum exploration operations specified in the authority.
(2) A petroleum special prospecting authority does not authorise the registered holder to make a well.
(3) The rights conferred on the registered holder by subsection (1) are subject to this Act and the regulations.