❓ Hon Tim Clifford questions the Minister for the Environment regarding the funding sources for the Murujuga Rock Art Monitoring Program. The Minister clarifies the contributions from the WA government, industry, and specifically Woodside Energy, emphasizing the independence of the research.
AnsweredQoN 244Legislative Assembly
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Murujuga rock art—Monitoring program
244. Hon Tim Clifford to the Minister for the Environment:
I refer to the $27 million budget for the Murujuga Rock
Art Monitoring Program.
(1) How much is funded by the WA state government?
(2) How much is funded by industry?
(3) How much is funded by Woodside Energy?
244. Hon Tim Clifford to the Minister for the Environment:
I refer to the $27 million budget for the Murujuga Rock
Art Monitoring Program.
(1) How much is funded by the WA state government?
(2) How much is funded by industry?
(3) How much is funded by Woodside Energy?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member
for some notice of the question, and thank him for his first question to me. I
am sure it is the first of very many!
(1) The WA government has committed more than $4.5
million to Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) to implement the Murujuga Rock
Art Strategy from December 2019 until June 2026. This includes MAC's role in
the oversight of the monitoring program, meetings with the Murujuga Circle of
Elders and ranger funding and training. The WA government also funds the
independent peer review process, which is approximately half a million dollars over
the same period.
(2) The total cost of the monitoring program
contract is $29.4 million over six years and is funded by industry operating on
Murujuga. This is consistent with the polluter pays principle in the Environmental Protection Act 1986 . Industry has
no role in providing input on the direction of the research program or its findings.
The money is paid by industry to government and not directly to the monitoring
program researchers, ensuring the science remains independent of industry.
(3) A memorandum of understanding with Woodside
Energy, Rio Tinto and Yara Pilbara is in place to recover the cost of the
monitoring program. Relative contributions are calculated annually based on
national pollutant inventory emissions. Woodside's annual contribution ranges
from 46.8% to 51%. The MOU does not provide industry with any oversight of or
influence over the monitoring program.
for some notice of the question, and thank him for his first question to me. I
am sure it is the first of very many!
(1) The WA government has committed more than $4.5
million to Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) to implement the Murujuga Rock
Art Strategy from December 2019 until June 2026. This includes MAC's role in
the oversight of the monitoring program, meetings with the Murujuga Circle of
Elders and ranger funding and training. The WA government also funds the
independent peer review process, which is approximately half a million dollars over
the same period.
(2) The total cost of the monitoring program
contract is $29.4 million over six years and is funded by industry operating on
Murujuga. This is consistent with the polluter pays principle in the Environmental Protection Act 1986 . Industry has
no role in providing input on the direction of the research program or its findings.
The money is paid by industry to government and not directly to the monitoring
program researchers, ensuring the science remains independent of industry.
(3) A memorandum of understanding with Woodside
Energy, Rio Tinto and Yara Pilbara is in place to recover the cost of the
monitoring program. Relative contributions are calculated annually based on
national pollutant inventory emissions. Woodside's annual contribution ranges
from 46.8% to 51%. The MOU does not provide industry with any oversight of or
influence over the monitoring program.
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