Barrow Island Act 2003 (WA)

Western Australia Barrow Island Act 2003 Western Australia Barrow Island Act 2003 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 4. Notes not part of Act 1 Part 2 — Ratification of Agreement 5. Agreement and variation ratified and implementation authorised 1 Part 3 — Use of reserve under the Land Administration Act 1997 6. Leasing parts of reserve 1 7. Licences affecting reserve 1 8. Easements affecting reserve 1 9. No more than 332 ha in total of uncleared land to be subject of leases, licences or easements 1 10. Status and purposes of reserve not affected 1 Part 4 — Conveyance and underground disposal of carbon dioxide 11. Petroleum Pipelines Act 1969 applies to pipelines on Barrow Island for conveyance of carbon dioxide 1 13. Disposal of carbon dioxide underground 1 Part 5A — Indemnification by State for long‑term liability resulting from underground disposal of carbon dioxide 14A. Terms used 1 14B. Notice that Commonwealth representative is satisfied of certain matters 1 14C. Declaration of liability assumption date 1 14D. State to indemnify 1 14E. Payment under indemnity and appropriation 1 14F. Disclosure of information to Commonwealth representative 1 Part 5 — Miscellaneous 14. Requirement to obtain authorisations under other laws not affected 1 15. Limitations on gas processing projects on Barrow Island 1 16. Land used for gas processing project purpose is rateable land 1 17A. Protection from liability for wrongdoing 1 17. Regulations 1 18. Review of Act on cessation of Agreement 1 Schedule 1 — Gorgon Gas Processing and Infrastructure Project Agreement Schedule 2 — 2013 variation agreement Notes Compilation table 1 Uncommenced provisions table 1 Other notes 1 Defined terms Western Australia Barrow Island Act 2003 An Act — * to ratify, and authorise 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 minimise 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. [Long title amended: No. 24 of 2013 s. 4.]