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Barrow Island Act 2003.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Western Australia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2003 (2015)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act - to ratify, and authorize the implementation of, an agreement between the State and the Gorgon joint venturers relating to a proposal to undertake offshore production of natural gas and other petroleum and a gas processing and infrastructure project on Barrow Island; the agreement having been entered into having regard to the need to minimize environmental disturbance on Barrow Island (a class A nature reserve) and providing for the support of conservation programs relating to Barrow Island and other parts of the State; - to make provisions to enable land on Barrow Island (but no more than 332 ha in total of uncleared land) to be used, under the Land Administration Act 1997, for gas processing project purposes; - to make provisions as to the conveyance and underground disposal of carbon dioxide recovered during gas processing on Barrow Island, and for incidental purposes.
Subject
Air & atmosphere, Land & soil, Mineral resources, Wild species & ecosystems, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Emissions Land clearing Lease Authorization/permit Protected area Protection of environment Use restrictions Natural gas Oil Mining Waste disposal Waste management Marine protected areas
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

The Act is organized in 5 Parts. Part 1 Preliminary, Part 2 ratifies the Agreement. Part 3 provides for the use of reserve under the Land Administration Act 1997, this include the following activities and requirments: leasing parts of reserve, licences affecting reserve, easements affecting reserve, limits to the amount of hectares of cleared land, among others. Part 5A Indemnification by State for long-term liability resulting from underground disposal of carbon dioxide.

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.wa.gov.au