❓ Hon. Colin de Grussa questions the Minister for Ports regarding third-party access to Esperance Port for iron ore exporters, specifically concerning infrastructure access and potential royalty relief. The Minister confirms a third-party access regime exists, requiring reasonable behaviour regarding unused capacity.
AnsweredQoN 402Legislative Council
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ESPERANCE PORT —
THIRD PARTY ACCESS
402. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Ports:
I refer to recent media regarding
the difficulties midwest and Yilgarn-based iron ore projects are experiencing
in gaining access to the port of Esperance.
(1) Are there
currently in place third party access rules at the port, such that the existing
iron ore in-loading, rail, storage sheds, conveyor systems and ship loader
cannot be unreasonably withheld from prospective exporters?
(2) If yes to (1), will the minister
please table a copy of those rules?
(3) If no to (1), why not?
(4) Is it the government's intention to provide
prospective iron ore exporters with royalty relief and concession handling rate arrangements, as has been the case previously?
(5) If no to (4), why not?
THIRD PARTY ACCESS
402. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Ports:
I refer to recent media regarding
the difficulties midwest and Yilgarn-based iron ore projects are experiencing
in gaining access to the port of Esperance.
(1) Are there
currently in place third party access rules at the port, such that the existing
iron ore in-loading, rail, storage sheds, conveyor systems and ship loader
cannot be unreasonably withheld from prospective exporters?
(2) If yes to (1), will the minister
please table a copy of those rules?
(3) If no to (1), why not?
(4) Is it the government's intention to provide
prospective iron ore exporters with royalty relief and concession handling rate arrangements, as has been the case previously?
(5) If no to (4), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(5) A
third party access regime is in place that requires relevant parties to act
reasonably in respect of unused infrastructure
capacity. When the port receives a request for access and determines that spare
capacity exists , the parties negotiate the access. The majority of
cargo-handling infrastructure is not subject to exclusive rights and any
application for use by a proponent would be worked through by the port.
some notice of the question.
(1)–(5) A
third party access regime is in place that requires relevant parties to act
reasonably in respect of unused infrastructure
capacity. When the port receives a request for access and determines that spare
capacity exists , the parties negotiate the access. The majority of
cargo-handling infrastructure is not subject to exclusive rights and any
application for use by a proponent would be worked through by the port.
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