❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details about Carnegie Clean Energy's wave energy license off the Albany coast, including third-party access, authorisation details, and potential for other licenses in the area. The answer clarifies the license terms, restrictions, and future possibilities.
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I refer to Carnegie Clean Energy’s license (under section 91 of the Land Administration Act 1997) which authorises them to undertake certain matters relating to wave energy off the Albany coast, and I ask: (a) will you table a map of the license area; (b) does the license allow third party use of the license area without the permission of Carnegie Clean Energy; (c) which Minister authorised the license area to Carnegie on behalf of Government and when was this done; (d) was your office or any of your agencies approached by parties other than Carnegie seeking access to a licensed area off the Albany coast in proximity to the Albany Wind Farm; (e) can the Minister describe the likely availability of sea floor license in proximity to the Albany Wind Farm to a party other than Carnegie; and (f) does the Minister have the authority to unilaterally withdraw the exisiting license from Carnegie and pass it to another party?
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Answered
18 September 2018
Responded by
Minister for Transport; Planning; Lands
Response time
16 days
(a) [See tabled paper no]
(b) Yes
(c) The licence was approved by an officer of the then Department of Lands, under delegation provided under the Land Administration Act 1997 on 1 March 2017.
(d) No
(e) A sea floor licence to another wave energy project proponent is prohibited by the deed of contract of the existing licence. The availability to another party for purposes other than wave energy investigation or generation will depend upon the location, statutory approvals, referral to interest holders and provision of a business case.
In relation to the Albany Wave Energy Project, Carnegie has committed to work with Government to ensure that relevant licences and permits for the common user infrastructure can be transferred to the Wave Energy Test Centre following the projects twelve month operational period.
(f) No
(b) Yes
(c) The licence was approved by an officer of the then Department of Lands, under delegation provided under the Land Administration Act 1997 on 1 March 2017.
(d) No
(e) A sea floor licence to another wave energy project proponent is prohibited by the deed of contract of the existing licence. The availability to another party for purposes other than wave energy investigation or generation will depend upon the location, statutory approvals, referral to interest holders and provision of a business case.
In relation to the Albany Wave Energy Project, Carnegie has committed to work with Government to ensure that relevant licences and permits for the common user infrastructure can be transferred to the Wave Energy Test Centre following the projects twelve month operational period.
(f) No
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