❓ A parliamentary question regarding the Browse LNG precinct, specifically addressing adherence to the Strategic Assessment Agreement, Indigenous consent, and investigation of alternative sites. The government asserts adherence to the agreement, ongoing engagement with Traditional Owners, and a rigorous site selection process.
AnsweredQoN 3743Legislative Council
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I refer to the proposed Browse LNG precinct, and ask -
(1) Can the Government confirm whether or not it has adhered to the requirements under the Strategic Assessment Agreement?
(2) If yes to (1), how does the Government believe it has adhered to the principle of Indigenous consent?
(3) If yes to (2), how does the Government believe it has adhered to investigating sites outside the Kimberley?
(1) Can the Government confirm whether or not it has adhered to the requirements under the Strategic Assessment Agreement?
(2) If yes to (1), how does the Government believe it has adhered to the principle of Indigenous consent?
(3) If yes to (2), how does the Government believe it has adhered to investigating sites outside the Kimberley?
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Answered
17 May 2011
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for State Development
Response time
56 days
Department of the State Development advises:
(1) Yes.
(2) Engagement with Traditional Owners has been an ongoing priority for the Western Australian Government throughout the Strategic Assessment process. In the project's early stages, the Northern Development Taskforce initiated a site selection process which placed a strong emphasis on the inclusion and engagement of Traditional Owners. The State Government's commitment to Traditional Owner engagement continued during the planning phase for the Precinct. This commitment has been through direct funding to the Kimberley Land Council, plus various agreements to ensure studies and surveys have been conducted appropriately.
The Western Australian Government will continue to facilitate Traditional Owner participation in the Strategic Assessment process, and ensure that the interests and views of Traditional Owners are represented at all stages.
(3) A rigorous site selection process undertaken by the State Government considered a range of development options, including floating LNG, and sites in the Pilbara and Darwin, in addition to 43 sites in the Kimberley.
Issues taken into account during the site selection process included:
the suitability of locations in terms of environmental and Indigenous heritage constraints;
suitability for heavy industry and shipping;
impacts on existing communities; and
provision of economic benefits to the Indigenous people of the local region.
The Commonwealth Government also commissioned a report by GHD to investigate the economic feasibility of alternative sites for the processing of Browse Basin gas reserves. The report found that economics dictate that any proposed site greater than 500 kilometres from the Browse Basin gas fields is prohibitively expensive to develop from a green field situation. The use of existing brown field facilities in the Pilbara would fail to realise the full potential of Browse Basin gas reserves, and deny the social and economic benefits presented by its development to the people of the West Kimberley and Western Australia as a whole.
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(1) Yes.
(2) Engagement with Traditional Owners has been an ongoing priority for the Western Australian Government throughout the Strategic Assessment process. In the project's early stages, the Northern Development Taskforce initiated a site selection process which placed a strong emphasis on the inclusion and engagement of Traditional Owners. The State Government's commitment to Traditional Owner engagement continued during the planning phase for the Precinct. This commitment has been through direct funding to the Kimberley Land Council, plus various agreements to ensure studies and surveys have been conducted appropriately.
The Western Australian Government will continue to facilitate Traditional Owner participation in the Strategic Assessment process, and ensure that the interests and views of Traditional Owners are represented at all stages.
(3) A rigorous site selection process undertaken by the State Government considered a range of development options, including floating LNG, and sites in the Pilbara and Darwin, in addition to 43 sites in the Kimberley.
Issues taken into account during the site selection process included:
the suitability of locations in terms of environmental and Indigenous heritage constraints;
suitability for heavy industry and shipping;
impacts on existing communities; and
provision of economic benefits to the Indigenous people of the local region.
The Commonwealth Government also commissioned a report by GHD to investigate the economic feasibility of alternative sites for the processing of Browse Basin gas reserves. The report found that economics dictate that any proposed site greater than 500 kilometres from the Browse Basin gas fields is prohibitively expensive to develop from a green field situation. The use of existing brown field facilities in the Pilbara would fail to realise the full potential of Browse Basin gas reserves, and deny the social and economic benefits presented by its development to the people of the West Kimberley and Western Australia as a whole.
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