A WA parliamentary question seeks information on the Pigment Factory (Australind) Agreement Act 1986, including its current status, involved parties, government financial support, and leasing arrangements with Millennium Inorganic Chemicals. The Minister provides factual answers.

AnsweredQoN 989Legislative Council
Asked
14 October 2009
Portfolio
State Development

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MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS — AUSTRALIND PROJECT
I refer to the project relating to, and the agreement ratified by, the Pigment Factory (Australind) Agreement Act 1986. (1) Is the agreement still in force? (2) If yes, who is the current party to the agreement given that SCM Chemicals is now wound up and deregistered? (3) If no to (1), has another agreement been made in its place; and, if so, with whom? (4) What is the total amount of financial and in-kind support that government has invested in the project to date, including but not limited to its obligations under the agreement? (5) Is the government currently leasing the Australind plant to Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, as suggested by clause 13A of the agreement? (6) If yes to (5), and given that all the waste at the Dalyellup waste residue disposal facility originates from the Kemerton and Australind plants, does the government have a financial interest in the continuation of the site? Hon NORMAN MOORE

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Ltd. (3) Not applicable. (4) Financial support for the project amounted to $16.3 million between 1988 and 1990. (5) Yes. (6) No.
(1) Is the agreement still in force? (2) If yes, who is the current party to the agreement given that SCM Chemicals is now wound up and deregistered? (3) If no to (1), has another agreement been made in its place; and, if so, with whom? (4) What is the total amount of financial and in-kind support that government has invested in the project to date, including but not limited to its obligations under the agreement? (5) Is the government currently leasing the Australind plant to Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, as suggested by clause 13A of the agreement? (6) If yes to (5), and given that all the waste at the Dalyellup waste residue disposal facility originates from the Kemerton and Australind plants, does the government have a financial interest in the continuation of the site? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Ltd. (3) Not applicable. (4) Financial support for the project amounted to $16.3 million between 1988 and 1990. (5) Yes. (6) No.
(2) If yes, who is the current party to the agreement given that SCM Chemicals is now wound up and deregistered? (3) If no to (1), has another agreement been made in its place; and, if so, with whom? (4) What is the total amount of financial and in-kind support that government has invested in the project to date, including but not limited to its obligations under the agreement? (5) Is the government currently leasing the Australind plant to Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, as suggested by clause 13A of the agreement? (6) If yes to (5), and given that all the waste at the Dalyellup waste residue disposal facility originates from the Kemerton and Australind plants, does the government have a financial interest in the continuation of the site? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Ltd. (3) Not applicable. (4) Financial support for the project amounted to $16.3 million between 1988 and 1990. (5) Yes. (6) No.
(3) If no to (1), has another agreement been made in its place; and, if so, with whom? (4) What is the total amount of financial and in-kind support that government has invested in the project to date, including but not limited to its obligations under the agreement? (5) Is the government currently leasing the Australind plant to Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, as suggested by clause 13A of the agreement? (6) If yes to (5), and given that all the waste at the Dalyellup waste residue disposal facility originates from the Kemerton and Australind plants, does the government have a financial interest in the continuation of the site? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Ltd. (3) Not applicable. (4) Financial support for the project amounted to $16.3 million between 1988 and 1990. (5) Yes. (6) No.
(4) What is the total amount of financial and in-kind support that government has invested in the project to date, including but not limited to its obligations under the agreement? (5) Is the government currently leasing the Australind plant to Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, as suggested by clause 13A of the agreement? (6) If yes to (5), and given that all the waste at the Dalyellup waste residue disposal facility originates from the Kemerton and Australind plants, does the government have a financial interest in the continuation of the site? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Ltd. (3) Not applicable. (4) Financial support for the project amounted to $16.3 million between 1988 and 1990. (5) Yes. (6) No.
(5) Is the government currently leasing the Australind plant to Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, as suggested by clause 13A of the agreement? (6) If yes to (5), and given that all the waste at the Dalyellup waste residue disposal facility originates from the Kemerton and Australind plants, does the government have a financial interest in the continuation of the site? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Ltd. (3) Not applicable. (4) Financial support for the project amounted to $16.3 million between 1988 and 1990. (5) Yes. (6) No.
(6) If yes to (5), and given that all the waste at the Dalyellup waste residue disposal facility originates from the Kemerton and Australind plants, does the government have a financial interest in the continuation of the site? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Ltd. (3) Not applicable. (4) Financial support for the project amounted to $16.3 million between 1988 and 1990. (5) Yes. (6) No.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Ltd. (3) Not applicable. (4) Financial support for the project amounted to $16.3 million between 1988 and 1990. (5) Yes. (6) No.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Ltd. (3) Not applicable. (4) Financial support for the project amounted to $16.3 million between 1988 and 1990. (5) Yes. (6) No.
(1) Yes. (2) Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Ltd. (3) Not applicable. (4) Financial support for the project amounted to $16.3 million between 1988 and 1990. (5) Yes. (6) No.
(2) Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Ltd. (3) Not applicable. (4) Financial support for the project amounted to $16.3 million between 1988 and 1990. (5) Yes. (6) No.
(3) Not applicable. (4) Financial support for the project amounted to $16.3 million between 1988 and 1990. (5) Yes. (6) No.
(4) Financial support for the project amounted to $16.3 million between 1988 and 1990. (5) Yes. (6) No.
(5) Yes. (6) No.
(6) No.

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