❓ Hon Robin Chapple asks about consultation with specific Indigenous groups regarding the termination of the Natural Gas (Canning Basin Joint Venture) Agreement. The Minister's response indicates that these groups were not parties to the agreement and therefore, consultation was not required in the context of the agreement's termination.
AnsweredQoN 1602Legislative Council
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Regarding consultation on the termination of the Natural Gas (Canning Basin Joint Venture) Agreement (Termination) Bill 2017 , I ask: (a) will the Minister clarify if the Nyikina Mangala, Yungngora, Karajarri Yanja or Yawuru people have been consulted; (b) if no to (a), why not; and (c) if yes to (a), how, when and where were they consulted?
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Answered
9 October 2018
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade
Response time
9 days
The Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation advises:
(a)-(c) The Natural Gas (Canning Basin Joint Venture) Agreement (Termination) Bill 2017 ratified an agreement made on 27 November 2017 (Termination Agreement) that terminates the Natural Gas (Canning Basin Joint Venture) Agreement 2012 (State Agreement). The parties to the State Agreement and the Termination Agreement are:
The Nyikina Mangala, Yungngora, Karajarri Yanja or Yawuru people are not parties to the State Agreement or Termination Agreement.
(a)-(c) The Natural Gas (Canning Basin Joint Venture) Agreement (Termination) Bill 2017 ratified an agreement made on 27 November 2017 (Termination Agreement) that terminates the Natural Gas (Canning Basin Joint Venture) Agreement 2012 (State Agreement). The parties to the State Agreement and the Termination Agreement are:
The Nyikina Mangala, Yungngora, Karajarri Yanja or Yawuru people are not parties to the State Agreement or Termination Agreement.
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