❓ Hon Giz Watson questions the WA Museum's arrangements with INPEX regarding resources for research, particularly in the Kimberley region. The Minister provides details of funding received for specific projects and consultancies.
AnsweredQoN 5959Legislative Council
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(1) Has the Western Australian Museum (WA Museum) entered into any arrangement with INPEX Browse Ltd or its associated entities, including major shareholders or customers to which it supplies (hereafter referred to as INPEX), for the provision of resources (financial or otherwise) to the WA Museum, or parties associated with the WA Museum (including parties that have been or are to be commissioned to undertake work on behalf of the WA Museum, or parties sub-contracted to those parties), for the conduct of terrestrial or marine research at, or in the vicinity of, the Maret Islands?
(2) If yes to (1), can the Minister table any documentation relating to these arrangements, including the terms under which INPEX has agreed to provide and/or has provided the said resources to the WA Museum and/or associated parties?
(3) If no to (2), can the Minister provide a detailed overview as to the nature of these arrangements and the terms under which INPEX has agreed to provide and/or has provided the said resources to the WA Museum and/or associated parties, including -
(a) the commercial A$ value of these resources;
(b) the corporate and trading names from which the said resources have been and/or are to be provided;
(c) the dates upon which the said resources have been and/or are to be provided and the commercial A$ value provided upon each date;
(d) the corporate and trading names to which the said resources are to be provided (whether Government or otherwise);
(e) specific projects benefiting from receipt of the said resources, and the names of the people responsible for management of those projects; and
(f) reports produced as a result of the receipt of the said resources, or that are currently in production or will be produced?
(4) Has the WA Museum entered into any arrangement with INPEX for the provision of resources (whether financial or otherwise) to the WA Museum, or parties associated with the WA Museum (including parties that have been or are to be commissioned to undertake work on behalf of the WA Museum, or parties sub-contracted to those parties), for the conduct of terrestrial or marine research in the Kimberley region?
(5) If yes to (4), can the Minister table any documentation relating to these arrangements, including the terms under which INPEX has agreed to provide and/or has provided the said resources to the WA Museum and/or associated parties?
(6) If no to (5), can the Minister please provide a detailed overview as to the nature of these arrangements and the terms under which INPEX has agreed to provide and/or has provided the said resources to the WA Museum and/or associated parties, including -
(a) the total commercial A$ value of these resources;
(b) the corporate and trading names from which the said resources have been and/or are to be provided;
(c) the dates upon which the said resources have been and/or are to be provided, and the commercial A$ value provided upon each date;
(d) the corporate and trading names to which the said resources are to be provided (Government or otherwise);
(e) specific projects benefiting from receipt of the said resources and the names of the people responsible for management of those projects; and
(f) reports produced as a result of the receipt of the said resources, or that are currently in production or will be produced?
(7) Has the WA Museum entered into any arrangement with INPEX for the provision of resources (whether financial or otherwise) to the WA Museum, or parties associated with the WA Museum (including parties that have been or are to be commissioned to undertake work on behalf of the WA Museum, or parties sub-contracted to those parties), for the conduct of terrestrial or marine research outside of the Kimberley region?
(8) If yes to (7), can the Minister table any documentation relating to these arrangements, including the terms under which INPEX has agreed to provide and/or has provided the said resources to the WA Museum and/or associated parties?
(9) If no to (8), can the Minister provide a detailed overview as to the nature of these arrangements and the terms under which INPEX has agreed to provide the said resources to the WA Museum and/or associated parties, including -
(a) the total commercial A$ value of these resources;
(b) the corporate and trading names from which the said resources have been and/or are to be provided;
(c) the dates upon which the said resources have been and/or are to be provided and the commercial A$ value provided upon each date;
(d) the corporate and trading names to which the said resources are to be provided (whether Government or otherwise);
(e) specific projects benefiting from receipt of the said resources, and the names of the people responsible for management of those projects; and
(f) reports produced as a result of the receipt of the said resources, or that are currently in production or will be produced?
(10) Has the WA Museum entered into any arrangement with INPEX for the provision of resources (whether financial or otherwise) to the WA Museum, or parties associated with the WA Museum (including parties that have been or are to be commissioned to undertake work on behalf of the WA Museum, or parties sub-contracted to those parties), for the conduct of work by the WA Museum or parties associated with the WA Museum at or in the vicinity of the Maret Islands?
(11) If yes to (10), can the Minister table any documentation relating to these arrangements, including the terms under which INPEX has agreed to provide and/or has provided the said resources to the WA Museum and/or associated parties?
(12) If no to (11), can the Minister provide a detailed overview as to the nature of these arrangements and the terms under which INPEX has agreed to provide and/or has provided the said resources to the WA Museum and/or associated parties, including -
(a) the total commercial A$ value of these resources;
(b) the corporate and trading names from which the said resources have been and/or are to be provided;
(c) the dates upon which the said resources have been and/or are to be provided and the commercial A$ value provided upon each date;
(d) the corporate and trading names to which the said resources are to be provided (whether Government or otherwise);
(e) specific projects benefiting from receipt of the said resources, and the names of the people responsible for management of those projects; and
(f) reports produced as a result of the receipt of the said resources, or that are currently in production or will be produced?
(13) Has the WA Museum entered into any arrangement with INPEX for the provision of resources (whether financial or otherwise) to the WA Museum, or parties associated with the WA Museum (including parties that have been or are to be commissioned to undertake work on behalf of the WA Museum, or parties sub-contracted to those parties), for the conduct of work in the Kimberley region?
(14) If yes to (13), can the Minister table any documentation relating to these arrangements, including the terms under which INPEX has agreed to provide and/or has provided the said resources to the WA Museum and/or associated parties?
(15) If no to (14), can the Minister provide a detailed overview as to the nature of these arrangements and the terms under which INPEX has agreed to provide and/or has provided the said resources to the WA Museum and/or associated parties, including -
(a) the total commercial A$ value of these resources;
(b) the corporate and trading names from which the said resources have been and/or are to be provided;
(c) the dates upon which the said resources have been and/or are to be provided and the commercial A$ value provided upon each date;
(d) the corporate and trading names to which the said resources are to be provided (whether Government or otherwise);
(e) specific projects benefiting from receipt of the said resources, and the names of the people responsible for management of those projects; and
(f) reports produced as a result of the receipt of the said resources, or that are currently in production or will be produced?
(16) Has the WA Museum entered into any arrangement with INPEX for the provision of resources (whether financial or otherwise) to the WA Museum, or parties associated with the WA Museum (including parties that have been or are to be commissioned to undertake work on behalf of the WA Museum, or parties sub-contracted to those parties), for the conduct of work outside of the Kimberley region?
(17) If yes to (16), can the Minister table any documentation relating to these arrangements, including the terms under which INPEX has agreed to provide the said resources to the WA Museum and/or associated parties?
(18) If no to (17), can the Minister provide a detailed overview as to the nature of these arrangements and the terms under which INPEX has agreed to provide and/or has provided the said resources to the WA Museum and/or associated parties, including -
(a) the total commercial A$ value of these resources;
(b) the corporate and trading names from which the said resources have been and/or are to be provided;
(c) the dates upon which the said resources have been and/or are to be provided and the commercial A$ value provided upon each date;
(d) the corporate and trading names to which the said resources are to be provided (whether Government or otherwise);
(e) specific projects benefiting from receipt of the said resources, and the names of the people responsible for management of those projects; and
(f) reports produced as a result of the receipt of the said resources, or that are currently in production or will be produced?
(19) Does the WA Museum have any staff (whether full-time or part-time) on full or part-time secondment to INPEX and/or consultants associated with the INPEX terrestrial or marine studies in relation to its proposed Ichthys LNG project?
(20) If yes to (19), can the Minister provide a detailed overview as to -
(a) the names of the staff involved, including their titles and areas of expertise;
(b) the length of the secondment(s);
(c) the nature of any financial compensation being received by the WA Museum for the secondment and its value;
(d) the work to be undertaken by each of the staff members involved;
(e) whether the work undertaken by each of the staff members, and their findings, will be publicly made available and documented and
(f) whether the work undertaken by each of the staff members, and their findings, will be subject to public and independent peer review?
(21) Has the WA Museum had any staff (whether full-time or part-time) on full or part-time secondment to INPEX and/or consultants associated with the INPEX terrestrial or marine studies in relation to its proposed Ichthys LNG project at any time?
(22) If yes to (21), can the Minister provide a detailed overview as to -
(a) the names of the staff involved, including their titles and areas of expertise;
(b) the length of the secondment(s);
(c) the nature of any financial compensation being received by the WA Museum for the secondment and its value;
(d) the work undertaken by each of the staff members involved;
(e) whether the work undertaken by each of the staff members, and their findings, will be publicly made available and documented; and
(f) whether the work undertaken by each of the staff members, and their findings, will be subject to public and independent peer review?
(23) Can the Minister outline what operational interests each of Toho Gas Company, Tokyo Electric Power Co. Ltd and Tokyo Gas Company Ltd have in Western Australia, a State some ten thousand kilometres away from their dominant operational and customer base?
(24) Can the Minister outline what corporate benefit each of Toho Gas Company, Tokyo Electric Power Co. Ltd and Tokyo Gas Company might obtain from a philanthropic association with the Western Australian Museum: an organization located well over ten thousand kilometres away from their dominant operational and customer base?
(2) If yes to (1), can the Minister table any documentation relating to these arrangements, including the terms under which INPEX has agreed to provide and/or has provided the said resources to the WA Museum and/or associated parties?
(3) If no to (2), can the Minister provide a detailed overview as to the nature of these arrangements and the terms under which INPEX has agreed to provide and/or has provided the said resources to the WA Museum and/or associated parties, including -
(a) the commercial A$ value of these resources;
(b) the corporate and trading names from which the said resources have been and/or are to be provided;
(c) the dates upon which the said resources have been and/or are to be provided and the commercial A$ value provided upon each date;
(d) the corporate and trading names to which the said resources are to be provided (whether Government or otherwise);
(e) specific projects benefiting from receipt of the said resources, and the names of the people responsible for management of those projects; and
(f) reports produced as a result of the receipt of the said resources, or that are currently in production or will be produced?
(4) Has the WA Museum entered into any arrangement with INPEX for the provision of resources (whether financial or otherwise) to the WA Museum, or parties associated with the WA Museum (including parties that have been or are to be commissioned to undertake work on behalf of the WA Museum, or parties sub-contracted to those parties), for the conduct of terrestrial or marine research in the Kimberley region?
(5) If yes to (4), can the Minister table any documentation relating to these arrangements, including the terms under which INPEX has agreed to provide and/or has provided the said resources to the WA Museum and/or associated parties?
(6) If no to (5), can the Minister please provide a detailed overview as to the nature of these arrangements and the terms under which INPEX has agreed to provide and/or has provided the said resources to the WA Museum and/or associated parties, including -
(a) the total commercial A$ value of these resources;
(b) the corporate and trading names from which the said resources have been and/or are to be provided;
(c) the dates upon which the said resources have been and/or are to be provided, and the commercial A$ value provided upon each date;
(d) the corporate and trading names to which the said resources are to be provided (Government or otherwise);
(e) specific projects benefiting from receipt of the said resources and the names of the people responsible for management of those projects; and
(f) reports produced as a result of the receipt of the said resources, or that are currently in production or will be produced?
(7) Has the WA Museum entered into any arrangement with INPEX for the provision of resources (whether financial or otherwise) to the WA Museum, or parties associated with the WA Museum (including parties that have been or are to be commissioned to undertake work on behalf of the WA Museum, or parties sub-contracted to those parties), for the conduct of terrestrial or marine research outside of the Kimberley region?
(8) If yes to (7), can the Minister table any documentation relating to these arrangements, including the terms under which INPEX has agreed to provide and/or has provided the said resources to the WA Museum and/or associated parties?
(9) If no to (8), can the Minister provide a detailed overview as to the nature of these arrangements and the terms under which INPEX has agreed to provide the said resources to the WA Museum and/or associated parties, including -
(a) the total commercial A$ value of these resources;
(b) the corporate and trading names from which the said resources have been and/or are to be provided;
(c) the dates upon which the said resources have been and/or are to be provided and the commercial A$ value provided upon each date;
(d) the corporate and trading names to which the said resources are to be provided (whether Government or otherwise);
(e) specific projects benefiting from receipt of the said resources, and the names of the people responsible for management of those projects; and
(f) reports produced as a result of the receipt of the said resources, or that are currently in production or will be produced?
(10) Has the WA Museum entered into any arrangement with INPEX for the provision of resources (whether financial or otherwise) to the WA Museum, or parties associated with the WA Museum (including parties that have been or are to be commissioned to undertake work on behalf of the WA Museum, or parties sub-contracted to those parties), for the conduct of work by the WA Museum or parties associated with the WA Museum at or in the vicinity of the Maret Islands?
(11) If yes to (10), can the Minister table any documentation relating to these arrangements, including the terms under which INPEX has agreed to provide and/or has provided the said resources to the WA Museum and/or associated parties?
(12) If no to (11), can the Minister provide a detailed overview as to the nature of these arrangements and the terms under which INPEX has agreed to provide and/or has provided the said resources to the WA Museum and/or associated parties, including -
(a) the total commercial A$ value of these resources;
(b) the corporate and trading names from which the said resources have been and/or are to be provided;
(c) the dates upon which the said resources have been and/or are to be provided and the commercial A$ value provided upon each date;
(d) the corporate and trading names to which the said resources are to be provided (whether Government or otherwise);
(e) specific projects benefiting from receipt of the said resources, and the names of the people responsible for management of those projects; and
(f) reports produced as a result of the receipt of the said resources, or that are currently in production or will be produced?
(13) Has the WA Museum entered into any arrangement with INPEX for the provision of resources (whether financial or otherwise) to the WA Museum, or parties associated with the WA Museum (including parties that have been or are to be commissioned to undertake work on behalf of the WA Museum, or parties sub-contracted to those parties), for the conduct of work in the Kimberley region?
(14) If yes to (13), can the Minister table any documentation relating to these arrangements, including the terms under which INPEX has agreed to provide and/or has provided the said resources to the WA Museum and/or associated parties?
(15) If no to (14), can the Minister provide a detailed overview as to the nature of these arrangements and the terms under which INPEX has agreed to provide and/or has provided the said resources to the WA Museum and/or associated parties, including -
(a) the total commercial A$ value of these resources;
(b) the corporate and trading names from which the said resources have been and/or are to be provided;
(c) the dates upon which the said resources have been and/or are to be provided and the commercial A$ value provided upon each date;
(d) the corporate and trading names to which the said resources are to be provided (whether Government or otherwise);
(e) specific projects benefiting from receipt of the said resources, and the names of the people responsible for management of those projects; and
(f) reports produced as a result of the receipt of the said resources, or that are currently in production or will be produced?
(16) Has the WA Museum entered into any arrangement with INPEX for the provision of resources (whether financial or otherwise) to the WA Museum, or parties associated with the WA Museum (including parties that have been or are to be commissioned to undertake work on behalf of the WA Museum, or parties sub-contracted to those parties), for the conduct of work outside of the Kimberley region?
(17) If yes to (16), can the Minister table any documentation relating to these arrangements, including the terms under which INPEX has agreed to provide the said resources to the WA Museum and/or associated parties?
(18) If no to (17), can the Minister provide a detailed overview as to the nature of these arrangements and the terms under which INPEX has agreed to provide and/or has provided the said resources to the WA Museum and/or associated parties, including -
(a) the total commercial A$ value of these resources;
(b) the corporate and trading names from which the said resources have been and/or are to be provided;
(c) the dates upon which the said resources have been and/or are to be provided and the commercial A$ value provided upon each date;
(d) the corporate and trading names to which the said resources are to be provided (whether Government or otherwise);
(e) specific projects benefiting from receipt of the said resources, and the names of the people responsible for management of those projects; and
(f) reports produced as a result of the receipt of the said resources, or that are currently in production or will be produced?
(19) Does the WA Museum have any staff (whether full-time or part-time) on full or part-time secondment to INPEX and/or consultants associated with the INPEX terrestrial or marine studies in relation to its proposed Ichthys LNG project?
(20) If yes to (19), can the Minister provide a detailed overview as to -
(a) the names of the staff involved, including their titles and areas of expertise;
(b) the length of the secondment(s);
(c) the nature of any financial compensation being received by the WA Museum for the secondment and its value;
(d) the work to be undertaken by each of the staff members involved;
(e) whether the work undertaken by each of the staff members, and their findings, will be publicly made available and documented and
(f) whether the work undertaken by each of the staff members, and their findings, will be subject to public and independent peer review?
(21) Has the WA Museum had any staff (whether full-time or part-time) on full or part-time secondment to INPEX and/or consultants associated with the INPEX terrestrial or marine studies in relation to its proposed Ichthys LNG project at any time?
(22) If yes to (21), can the Minister provide a detailed overview as to -
(a) the names of the staff involved, including their titles and areas of expertise;
(b) the length of the secondment(s);
(c) the nature of any financial compensation being received by the WA Museum for the secondment and its value;
(d) the work undertaken by each of the staff members involved;
(e) whether the work undertaken by each of the staff members, and their findings, will be publicly made available and documented; and
(f) whether the work undertaken by each of the staff members, and their findings, will be subject to public and independent peer review?
(23) Can the Minister outline what operational interests each of Toho Gas Company, Tokyo Electric Power Co. Ltd and Tokyo Gas Company Ltd have in Western Australia, a State some ten thousand kilometres away from their dominant operational and customer base?
(24) Can the Minister outline what corporate benefit each of Toho Gas Company, Tokyo Electric Power Co. Ltd and Tokyo Gas Company might obtain from a philanthropic association with the Western Australian Museum: an organization located well over ten thousand kilometres away from their dominant operational and customer base?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
1 April 2008
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Culture and the Arts
Response time
34 days
(1)
Yes - The Department of Maritime Archaeology (2006) (DMA)
Yes - The Aquatic Zoology Department of the WA Museum (2006) (AZD)
(2)
No - DMA
Yes - AZD (Attachment 1)
(3)
(a)
DMA - $16 950
AZD - $34 199
(b)
DMA - Arch-Aus Pty Ltd & ERM Environmental Consultants
AZD - RPS Environmental Consultancy
(c)
DMA - December 2006: $16 950
AZD - January 2008: $34 199
(d)
The Western Australian Museum
(e)
No special projects benefited from said resources. Salary and travel expenses recouped only.
(f)
DMA - This information was provided to Archae-Aus and forms part of the report submitted to Environmental Resource Management (ERM) Pty Ltd on behalf of INPEX in August 2007:
Hook, F., Paterson., A and Souter, C., (2007) Maritime and Historical Heritage Desktop Assessment and Cultural Heritage Management Plan - Ichthys Gas Field Development Project Area, Kimberley, Western Australia.
(4) The Maret Islands are considered to be in the Kimberley region. Refer to questions (1) - (3)
(5) - (6) Not applicable
(7) No
(8) - (9) Not applicable
(10) Refer to question 1
(11) Refer to question 2
(12) Refer to question 3
(13) Refer to question 4
(14) Refer to question 5
(15) Refer to question 6
(16) Refer to question 7
(17) Refer to question 8
(18) Refer to question 9
(19) No
(20) Not applicable
(21) Yes
(22)
(a)
DMA - Jeremy Green Head of Department, Department of Maritime Archaeology
Corioli Souter, Maritime Archaeologist
(b)
One Month
(c)
Specialist sub-Consultant Contract for $16 950
(d)
Desktop research/Gap Analysis, baseline assessment of INPEX provided sidescan sona data and the production of a management plan.
(e)
Unknown. This information was provided to Archae-Aus and forms part of the report submitted to Environmental Resource Management (ERM) Pty Ltd on behalf of INPEX in August 2007: Hook, F., Paterson, A. and Souter, C., (2007) Maritime and Historical Heritage Desktop Assessment and Cultural Heritage Management Plan - Ichthys Gas Field Development Project Area, Kimberley, Western Australia.
(f)
Unknown. Dependent on confidentiality issues with proponent.
(23) This should be referred to the Minister for State Development
(24) The companies named above were part of a Japanese consortium of 12 companies who donated to the Discovery Centre Appeal during 1997 to 1999. The appeal was led by Sir Charles Court AK KCGM OBE, Patron of the WA Museum
The total donated by the companies named above was $64 394.24.
The Appeal carried the endorsement of the Federation of Economic Organizations which authorised tax exemption from the Japanese Tax agency. The Appeal gained endorsement as an Overseas Contribution Project of the Council of Better Corporate Citizenship.
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Yes - The Department of Maritime Archaeology (2006) (DMA)
Yes - The Aquatic Zoology Department of the WA Museum (2006) (AZD)
(2)
No - DMA
Yes - AZD (Attachment 1)
(3)
(a)
DMA - $16 950
AZD - $34 199
(b)
DMA - Arch-Aus Pty Ltd & ERM Environmental Consultants
AZD - RPS Environmental Consultancy
(c)
DMA - December 2006: $16 950
AZD - January 2008: $34 199
(d)
The Western Australian Museum
(e)
No special projects benefited from said resources. Salary and travel expenses recouped only.
(f)
DMA - This information was provided to Archae-Aus and forms part of the report submitted to Environmental Resource Management (ERM) Pty Ltd on behalf of INPEX in August 2007:
Hook, F., Paterson., A and Souter, C., (2007) Maritime and Historical Heritage Desktop Assessment and Cultural Heritage Management Plan - Ichthys Gas Field Development Project Area, Kimberley, Western Australia.
(4) The Maret Islands are considered to be in the Kimberley region. Refer to questions (1) - (3)
(5) - (6) Not applicable
(7) No
(8) - (9) Not applicable
(10) Refer to question 1
(11) Refer to question 2
(12) Refer to question 3
(13) Refer to question 4
(14) Refer to question 5
(15) Refer to question 6
(16) Refer to question 7
(17) Refer to question 8
(18) Refer to question 9
(19) No
(20) Not applicable
(21) Yes
(22)
(a)
DMA - Jeremy Green Head of Department, Department of Maritime Archaeology
Corioli Souter, Maritime Archaeologist
(b)
One Month
(c)
Specialist sub-Consultant Contract for $16 950
(d)
Desktop research/Gap Analysis, baseline assessment of INPEX provided sidescan sona data and the production of a management plan.
(e)
Unknown. This information was provided to Archae-Aus and forms part of the report submitted to Environmental Resource Management (ERM) Pty Ltd on behalf of INPEX in August 2007: Hook, F., Paterson, A. and Souter, C., (2007) Maritime and Historical Heritage Desktop Assessment and Cultural Heritage Management Plan - Ichthys Gas Field Development Project Area, Kimberley, Western Australia.
(f)
Unknown. Dependent on confidentiality issues with proponent.
(23) This should be referred to the Minister for State Development
(24) The companies named above were part of a Japanese consortium of 12 companies who donated to the Discovery Centre Appeal during 1997 to 1999. The appeal was led by Sir Charles Court AK KCGM OBE, Patron of the WA Museum
The total donated by the companies named above was $64 394.24.
The Appeal carried the endorsement of the Federation of Economic Organizations which authorised tax exemption from the Japanese Tax agency. The Appeal gained endorsement as an Overseas Contribution Project of the Council of Better Corporate Citizenship.
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