Queensland AURUKUN ASSOCIATES AGREEMENT REPEAL BILL 2004 Queensland AURUKUN ASSOCIATES AGREEMENT REPEAL BILL 2004 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Ay gg oO 1 Short title. 0... cece ence t eee eens Definitions... 0.2.0... eee tenet teenies Cancellation of lease... 12... eee eee eee e eens Agreement of no force and effect 2.0... 0... cece eee Repeal of agreement Act...... 0... cece eee eee eee Reimbursement relating to lease rental, interest and costs .............. No other amount payable ............ 0.00... cece eee eee eee ee Consequential amendments of Acts ...... 00... cece eee eee eee Co mnnNn nn fF WwW NY Expiry of this Act 2... eee eee eee SCHEDULE ....................0... CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS ABORIGINAL LAND ACT 1991.2... 00... c cece cece eee ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 .............000000008 6 INTEGRATED PLANNING ACT 1997... 2.00.0... e eee eee eee INTEGRATED PLANNING AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2003... 0.0.0... 2c eens LAND AND RESOURCES TRIBUNAL ACT 1999... 0.2.0.2... .0000. LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ABORIGINAL LANDS) ACT 1978 ........ MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989... 0.0.0... cece eee eee ee TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE ACT 1994 ................0000. Dnn nnn ff fF HP HR AK an an aonnanwn A BILL FOR An Act to repeal the Aurukun Associates Agreement Act 1975, and for related purposes sl 4 s5 Aurukun Associates Agreement Repeal Bill 2004 The Parliament of Queensland enacts— 1__ Short title This Act may be cited as the Aurukun Associates Agreement Repeal Act 2004. 2 Definitions In this Act— "the agreement" means the agreement under the agreement Act. "the agreement Act" means the Aurukun Associates Agreement Act 1975. "the lease"' means the following— (a) the Special Bauxite Mining Lease mentioned in the agreement, to the extent that lease is in force immediately before the commencement of this section; (b) Mining Lease 7032, to the extent that lease is in force immediately before the commencement of this section. "Pechiney" means Aluminium Pechiney Holdings Pty. Ltd. ACN 001 274 639. 3 Cancellation of lease The lease is cancelled. 4 Agreement of no force and effect The agreement has no force and effect and has had no force and effect since 31 December 1988. 5 Repeal of agreement Act The Aurukun Associates Agreement Act 1975 No. 76 is repealed. omrnNntnawn & UW Dun FW NYKO ~ 21 23 s6 5 s9 Aurukun Associates Agreement Repeal Bill 2004 6 Reimbursement relating to lease rental, interest and costs (1) The State must pay to Pechiney the amount of $572 160 within 20 business days after the repeal of the agreement Act. (2) The State must also pay to Pechiney an amount for costs, to be assessed on a standard basis, for Supreme Court, Brisbane, proceedings number 8822 of 2003 commenced by the State. 7 No other amount payable (1) This section operates subject to section 6. (2) No amount, whether by way of compensation, reimbursement or otherwise is payable by the State to Pechiney or any other person for or in connection with— (a) the continuation, or purported continuation, of the lease after 31 December 1988; or (b) the enactment or operation of this Act; or (c) anything done to carry out or give effect to this Act. (3) Without limiting subsection (2), the State is not liable to Pechiney or any other person for any claim arising out of or in any way connected to the cancellation of the lease. (4) This section applies despite any other Act or law. (5) In this section— "State" includes any person acting, or purportedly acting, for or on behalf of the State at any time. 8 Consequential amendments of Acts The schedule amends the Acts it mentions. 9 Expiry of this Act This Act expires on 31 December 2004. Dunk WN ~ COND NHN FB WN KO N Co NN Ne 24 26 Aurukun Associates Agreement Repeal Bill 2004 SCHEDULE CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS section 8 ABORIGINAL LAND ACT 1991 1 Section 26(2), from 'following Acts'— omit, insert— 'Fisheries Act 1994.'. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 1 Section 614(2), definition "special agreement Act', paragraph (b)— omit. INTEGRATED PLANNING ACT 1997 1 Schedule 8, part 3, item 10, paragraph (a), second dot point— omit. 11 14 Aurukun Associates Agreement Repeal Bill 2004 SCHEDULE (continued) INTEGRATED PLANNING AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2003 1 Section 109, inserted schedule 9, table 5, item 1, paragraph (a), second dot point— omit. LAND AND RESOURCES TRIBUNAL ACT 1999 1 Section 86(4), definition "designated Acts'', second dot point— omit. LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ABORIGINAL LANDS) ACT 1978 1 Section 27(3)— omit. MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989 1 Section 735(2), definition "special agreement Act', paragraph (b)— omit. & UW 12 15 Aurukun Associates Agreement Repeal Bill 2004 SCHEDULE (continued) TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE ACT 1994 1 1 Section 511(1)(a), 'or for the Aurukun Associates Agreement Act 2 1975" 3 omit. 4 © State of Queensland 2004