Iron Ore (Hope Downs) Agreement Act 1992 (WA)

Western Australia Iron Ore (Hope Downs) Agreement Act 1992 Western Australia Iron Ore (Hope Downs) Agreement Act 1992 Contents 1. Short title 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 4. Agreement ratified 1 5. State empowered under clause 15C(9)(a) 1 Schedule 1 — Iron Ore (Hope Downs) Agreement Schedule 2 — First Variation Agreement Schedule 3 — Second Variation Agreement Schedule 4 — Third Variation Agreement Notes Compilation table 1 Defined terms Western Australia Iron Ore (Hope Downs) Agreement Act 1992 An Act to ratify an agreement between the State and Hope Downs Limited relating to the development and mining of iron ore deposits, the processing of iron ore, and for incidental and other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Iron Ore (Hope Downs) Agreement Act 1992 1.

2. Commencement This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent 1.

3. Terms used In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears — Agreement means the agreement a copy of which is set out in Schedule 1 and, except in section 4(1), includes that agreement as varied from time to time in accordance with its provisions and by the First Variation Agreement, the Second Variation Agreement and the Third Variation Agreement; the First Variation Agreement means the agreement a copy of which is set out in Schedule 2; the Second Variation Agreement means the agreement a copy of which is set out in Schedule 3; the Third Variation Agreement means the agreement a copy of which is set out in Schedule 4. [Section 3 amended: No. 61 of 2010 s. 16; No. 61 of 2011 s. 16; No. 38 of 2024 s. 15.]

4. Agreement ratified (1) The Agreement is ratified. (2A) The First Variation Agreement is ratified. (2B) The Second Variation Agreement is ratified. (2C) The Third Variation Agreement is ratified. (2) The implementation of the Agreement is authorised. (3) Without limiting or otherwise affecting the application of the Government Agreements Act 1979, the Agreement shall operate and take effect notwithstanding any other Act or law. (4) To avoid doubt, it is declared that the provisions of the Public Works Act 1902 section 96 do not apply to a railway constructed under the Agreement. [Section 4 amended: No. 61 of 2010 s. 17; No. 61 of 2011 s. 17; No. 38 of 2024 s. 16.]