Barrow Island Act 2003. Pays/Territoire Australie Sous-division territoriale Western Australia Type du document Législation Date 2003 (2015) Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn 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. Sujet Air et atmosphère, Terre et sols, Ressources minérales, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes, Déchets et substances dangereuses Mot clé Émissions Défrichement Location Autorisation/permis Aire protégée Protection de l’environnement Restrictions à l'utilisation Gaz naturel Hydrocarbures Exploitation minière Élimination de déchets Gestion des déchets Zones marines protégées Aire géographique Asie et Pacifique, Australie et Nouvelle-Zélande, Océan Indien, Océanie, Pacifique Sud Résumé 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. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.legislation.wa.gov.au