❓ A member of parliament questions the Minister for Energy regarding negotiations between Western Power and Epic Energy concerning the Dampier to Bunbury natural gas pipeline, government loans, and Western Power's contracted capacity. The Minister states they do not have an answer to any of the questions.
AnsweredQoN 1042Legislative Council
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(1) Is it correct that as far back as last year, negotiations between Western Power and Epic Energy reached a point of agreement on a commercial package comprising the rights to capacity expansion and prices that would be significantly lower than those contained in the Independent Gas Pipelines Access Regulator’s final decision? (2) Is it correct that the proposed agreement provided Epic, as the owner of the Dampier to Bunbury natural gas pipeline, with the means to expand the gas pipeline, unlike the regulatory outcome? (3) Will the minister explain why the proposed agreement was not finalised in the new contract signed with Epic? (4) Does the government loan to the new DBNGP owners under the financial assistance agreement constitute tax or supply under the goods and services tax legislation; and, if so, has the Government paid the GST equivalent to the new owners, the DAA consortium? (5) What is Western Power’s current contracted T1 capacity; and when will Western Power enter into a standard shipper’s contract that will facilitate the expansion commitments of an extra 23 and 42 terajoules a day? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS
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I regret to advise the Leader of the Opposition that I do not have an answer to that question. However, should one arrive, I will read it out.
(2) Is it correct that the proposed agreement provided Epic, as the owner of the Dampier to Bunbury natural gas pipeline, with the means to expand the gas pipeline, unlike the regulatory outcome? (3) Will the minister explain why the proposed agreement was not finalised in the new contract signed with Epic? (4) Does the government loan to the new DBNGP owners under the financial assistance agreement constitute tax or supply under the goods and services tax legislation; and, if so, has the Government paid the GST equivalent to the new owners, the DAA consortium? (5) What is Western Power’s current contracted T1 capacity; and when will Western Power enter into a standard shipper’s contract that will facilitate the expansion commitments of an extra 23 and 42 terajoules a day? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I regret to advise the Leader of the Opposition that I do not have an answer to that question. However, should one arrive, I will read it out.
(3) Will the minister explain why the proposed agreement was not finalised in the new contract signed with Epic? (4) Does the government loan to the new DBNGP owners under the financial assistance agreement constitute tax or supply under the goods and services tax legislation; and, if so, has the Government paid the GST equivalent to the new owners, the DAA consortium? (5) What is Western Power’s current contracted T1 capacity; and when will Western Power enter into a standard shipper’s contract that will facilitate the expansion commitments of an extra 23 and 42 terajoules a day? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I regret to advise the Leader of the Opposition that I do not have an answer to that question. However, should one arrive, I will read it out.
(4) Does the government loan to the new DBNGP owners under the financial assistance agreement constitute tax or supply under the goods and services tax legislation; and, if so, has the Government paid the GST equivalent to the new owners, the DAA consortium? (5) What is Western Power’s current contracted T1 capacity; and when will Western Power enter into a standard shipper’s contract that will facilitate the expansion commitments of an extra 23 and 42 terajoules a day? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I regret to advise the Leader of the Opposition that I do not have an answer to that question. However, should one arrive, I will read it out.
(5) What is Western Power’s current contracted T1 capacity; and when will Western Power enter into a standard shipper’s contract that will facilitate the expansion commitments of an extra 23 and 42 terajoules a day? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I regret to advise the Leader of the Opposition that I do not have an answer to that question. However, should one arrive, I will read it out.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I regret to advise the Leader of the Opposition that I do not have an answer to that question. However, should one arrive, I will read it out.
I regret to advise the Leader of the Opposition that I do not have an answer to that question. However, should one arrive, I will read it out.
(2) Is it correct that the proposed agreement provided Epic, as the owner of the Dampier to Bunbury natural gas pipeline, with the means to expand the gas pipeline, unlike the regulatory outcome? (3) Will the minister explain why the proposed agreement was not finalised in the new contract signed with Epic? (4) Does the government loan to the new DBNGP owners under the financial assistance agreement constitute tax or supply under the goods and services tax legislation; and, if so, has the Government paid the GST equivalent to the new owners, the DAA consortium? (5) What is Western Power’s current contracted T1 capacity; and when will Western Power enter into a standard shipper’s contract that will facilitate the expansion commitments of an extra 23 and 42 terajoules a day? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I regret to advise the Leader of the Opposition that I do not have an answer to that question. However, should one arrive, I will read it out.
(3) Will the minister explain why the proposed agreement was not finalised in the new contract signed with Epic? (4) Does the government loan to the new DBNGP owners under the financial assistance agreement constitute tax or supply under the goods and services tax legislation; and, if so, has the Government paid the GST equivalent to the new owners, the DAA consortium? (5) What is Western Power’s current contracted T1 capacity; and when will Western Power enter into a standard shipper’s contract that will facilitate the expansion commitments of an extra 23 and 42 terajoules a day? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I regret to advise the Leader of the Opposition that I do not have an answer to that question. However, should one arrive, I will read it out.
(4) Does the government loan to the new DBNGP owners under the financial assistance agreement constitute tax or supply under the goods and services tax legislation; and, if so, has the Government paid the GST equivalent to the new owners, the DAA consortium? (5) What is Western Power’s current contracted T1 capacity; and when will Western Power enter into a standard shipper’s contract that will facilitate the expansion commitments of an extra 23 and 42 terajoules a day? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I regret to advise the Leader of the Opposition that I do not have an answer to that question. However, should one arrive, I will read it out.
(5) What is Western Power’s current contracted T1 capacity; and when will Western Power enter into a standard shipper’s contract that will facilitate the expansion commitments of an extra 23 and 42 terajoules a day? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I regret to advise the Leader of the Opposition that I do not have an answer to that question. However, should one arrive, I will read it out.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I regret to advise the Leader of the Opposition that I do not have an answer to that question. However, should one arrive, I will read it out.
I regret to advise the Leader of the Opposition that I do not have an answer to that question. However, should one arrive, I will read it out.
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