❓ Hon George Cash asks about the agreement under which Western Australia receives royalties from the North West Shelf gas project. Hon Ken Travers confirms the agreement is ongoing under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967.
AnsweredQoN 1354Legislative Council
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(1) Which commonwealth Act provided that Western Australia was paid a share of the royalties derived from the North West Shelf gas project? (2) What was the period of time relevant to this commonwealth-state agreement? (3) Has the agreement expired; and, if so, was it the subject of a one-off payment by the Commonwealth? If so, what were the returns of settlement? Hon KEN TRAVERS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 is the commonwealth Act that provides for Western Australia to be paid a share of the royalties from the North West Shelf gas project. (2) The relevant commonwealth-state agreement commenced in 1967 and has no end date. (3) The agreement has not expired.
(2) What was the period of time relevant to this commonwealth-state agreement? (3) Has the agreement expired; and, if so, was it the subject of a one-off payment by the Commonwealth? If so, what were the returns of settlement? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 is the commonwealth Act that provides for Western Australia to be paid a share of the royalties from the North West Shelf gas project. (2) The relevant commonwealth-state agreement commenced in 1967 and has no end date. (3) The agreement has not expired.
(3) Has the agreement expired; and, if so, was it the subject of a one-off payment by the Commonwealth? If so, what were the returns of settlement? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 is the commonwealth Act that provides for Western Australia to be paid a share of the royalties from the North West Shelf gas project. (2) The relevant commonwealth-state agreement commenced in 1967 and has no end date. (3) The agreement has not expired.
Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 is the commonwealth Act that provides for Western Australia to be paid a share of the royalties from the North West Shelf gas project. (2) The relevant commonwealth-state agreement commenced in 1967 and has no end date. (3) The agreement has not expired.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 is the commonwealth Act that provides for Western Australia to be paid a share of the royalties from the North West Shelf gas project. (2) The relevant commonwealth-state agreement commenced in 1967 and has no end date. (3) The agreement has not expired.
(1) The Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 is the commonwealth Act that provides for Western Australia to be paid a share of the royalties from the North West Shelf gas project. (2) The relevant commonwealth-state agreement commenced in 1967 and has no end date. (3) The agreement has not expired.
(2) The relevant commonwealth-state agreement commenced in 1967 and has no end date. (3) The agreement has not expired.
(3) The agreement has not expired.
(2) What was the period of time relevant to this commonwealth-state agreement? (3) Has the agreement expired; and, if so, was it the subject of a one-off payment by the Commonwealth? If so, what were the returns of settlement? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 is the commonwealth Act that provides for Western Australia to be paid a share of the royalties from the North West Shelf gas project. (2) The relevant commonwealth-state agreement commenced in 1967 and has no end date. (3) The agreement has not expired.
(3) Has the agreement expired; and, if so, was it the subject of a one-off payment by the Commonwealth? If so, what were the returns of settlement? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 is the commonwealth Act that provides for Western Australia to be paid a share of the royalties from the North West Shelf gas project. (2) The relevant commonwealth-state agreement commenced in 1967 and has no end date. (3) The agreement has not expired.
Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 is the commonwealth Act that provides for Western Australia to be paid a share of the royalties from the North West Shelf gas project. (2) The relevant commonwealth-state agreement commenced in 1967 and has no end date. (3) The agreement has not expired.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 is the commonwealth Act that provides for Western Australia to be paid a share of the royalties from the North West Shelf gas project. (2) The relevant commonwealth-state agreement commenced in 1967 and has no end date. (3) The agreement has not expired.
(1) The Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 is the commonwealth Act that provides for Western Australia to be paid a share of the royalties from the North West Shelf gas project. (2) The relevant commonwealth-state agreement commenced in 1967 and has no end date. (3) The agreement has not expired.
(2) The relevant commonwealth-state agreement commenced in 1967 and has no end date. (3) The agreement has not expired.
(3) The agreement has not expired.
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