❓ Hon. Robin Chapple seeks clarification and consolidated documentation regarding the North West Gas Development (Woodside) Agreement 1979. The Minister provides the requested documents and clarifies aspects of the agreement, including variation methods and extension terms.
AnsweredQoN 2685Legislative Council
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Noting that the Western Australian Legislation website publishes ratified State Agreements in the form of schedules to the principal Act whereby schedule 1 shows the original agreement and subsequent schedules show each supplementary agreement in the order it was ratified (rather than publishing the State agreement in its complete, consolidated, current form), I refer to section 81 of the Financial Management Act 2006 , and I ask: (a) will the Minister please table a complete, consolidated, current version of the North West Gas Development (Woodside) Agreement 1979 ; (b) if no to (a), why not; (c) does the State Agreement include the Second Variation Agreement referred to in clause 2; (d) if no to (c): (i) why not; (ii) will the Minister please table a complete consolidated current version of the State Agreement; and (iii) if no to (d)(ii), why not; (e) will the Minister please provide separate copies of any variations to the Agreement that have been made since commencement that do not appear on the Western Australian Legislation website as a schedule; (f) if no to (e), why not; (g) will the Minister please identify currently in what manner the State Agreement can be varied; (h) if no to (g), why not; (i) regarding the joint venturers’ ability to provide notice seeking a further extension of term, will the Minister please clarify how long that extension can be, 12 years or 21 years; and (j) if no to (i), why not?
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Answered
21 November 2019
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade
Response time
2 days
The Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation advises:
(a) Yes
[Refer to Tabled Paper]
(b) Not applicable
(c) Yes
(d) Not applicable
(e )Yes
[Refer to Tabled Papers … & …]
(f) Not applicable
(g) The State Agreement may be varied by either non-ratified tabled variation or ratified variation.
(h) Not applicable
(i) 12 years
(j) Not applicable
(a) Yes
[Refer to Tabled Paper]
(b) Not applicable
(c) Yes
(d) Not applicable
(e )Yes
[Refer to Tabled Papers … & …]
(f) Not applicable
(g) The State Agreement may be varied by either non-ratified tabled variation or ratified variation.
(h) Not applicable
(i) 12 years
(j) Not applicable
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