❓ A parliamentary question seeks information on State Agreements with ALCOA and South32, specifically regarding agreement details, regulatory compliance exemptions, and contributions to the Mining Rehabilitation Fund. The response indicates that agreement details are publicly available, no agreements have end dates, no regulatory compliance summaries exist, and no contributions to the Mining Rehabilitation Fund are required for mining leases under these agreements.
AnsweredQoN 1047Legislative Council
Asked
18 October 2022
Member
Portfolio
State Development, Jobs and Trade; Tourism; Commerce; Science
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the following State Agreements: Alumina Refinery Agreement Act 1961 , Alumina
Refinery (Pinjarra) Agreement Act 1969, Alumina
Refinery (Wagerup) Agreement and Acts Amendment Act 1978, and Alumina
Refinery (Worsley) Agreement Act 1973 , and I ask: (a) does the Minister have a complete, current and
fully amended copy of the agreement; (b) if yes to (a), could the Minister please table
that agreement; (c) do any of the agreements contain end dates for
the agreement; (d) if yes to (c), please state which agreements and
what the end date of the agreement is; (e) does the Department have a summary of the
regulations with which ALCOA need not comply due to the existence of the
relevant state agreement; (f) does the Department have a summary of the
regulations with which South32 need not comply due to the existence of the
relevant state agreement; (g) if yes to (e), can the Minister please
table that summary; (h) if yes to (f), can the Minister please table that summary; (i) can the Minister please advise if ALCOA and/or
South32 are required to contribute to the Mining Rehabilitation fund; (j) if yes to (h), does ALCOA pay the unit/hectare rates as
detailed in the Mining Rehabilitation Fund Reporting Guidelines (September
2021) ; and (k) if yes to (h), does South32 pay the unit/hectare rates as
detailed in the Mining Rehabilitation Fund Reporting Guidelines (September
2021) ?
Refinery (Pinjarra) Agreement Act 1969, Alumina
Refinery (Wagerup) Agreement and Acts Amendment Act 1978, and Alumina
Refinery (Worsley) Agreement Act 1973 , and I ask: (a) does the Minister have a complete, current and
fully amended copy of the agreement; (b) if yes to (a), could the Minister please table
that agreement; (c) do any of the agreements contain end dates for
the agreement; (d) if yes to (c), please state which agreements and
what the end date of the agreement is; (e) does the Department have a summary of the
regulations with which ALCOA need not comply due to the existence of the
relevant state agreement; (f) does the Department have a summary of the
regulations with which South32 need not comply due to the existence of the
relevant state agreement; (g) if yes to (e), can the Minister please
table that summary; (h) if yes to (f), can the Minister please table that summary; (i) can the Minister please advise if ALCOA and/or
South32 are required to contribute to the Mining Rehabilitation fund; (j) if yes to (h), does ALCOA pay the unit/hectare rates as
detailed in the Mining Rehabilitation Fund Reporting Guidelines (September
2021) ; and (k) if yes to (h), does South32 pay the unit/hectare rates as
detailed in the Mining Rehabilitation Fund Reporting Guidelines (September
2021) ?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
22 November 2022
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade; Tourism; Commerce; Science
Response time
9 days
The Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation advises:
(a)-(b) The original State Agreement and all subsequent parliamentary variations for the four referred to are publically available from the Western Australian Legislation website maintained by the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office within the Department of Justice.
(c) No.
(d) Not applicable.
(e)-(f) No.
(g)-(h) Not applicable.
(i) No, in respect to the mining leases granted pursuant to the relevant State Agreements.
(j)-(k) Not applicable.
(a)-(b) The original State Agreement and all subsequent parliamentary variations for the four referred to are publically available from the Western Australian Legislation website maintained by the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office within the Department of Justice.
(c) No.
(d) Not applicable.
(e)-(f) No.
(g)-(h) Not applicable.
(i) No, in respect to the mining leases granted pursuant to the relevant State Agreements.
(j)-(k) Not applicable.
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