MURUJUGA ROCK ART — MONITORING CONTRACT
293. Hon WILSON TUCKER to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
I
refer the minister to her media statement made yesterday, 15 June, announcing
the appointment of Calibre Ventures to monitor the Murujuga rock art.
Given the cultural significance of Murujuga as the largest collection of rock
art in the country, I ask the following questions.
(1) On what grounds was the contract
with Puliyapang cancelled?
(2) Of the $7.2 million contract,
how much has been paid to Puliyapang to date?
(3) Were all
moneys paid to Puliyapang cost-recovered from licence holders; and, if not,
will the minister please provide the breakdown of state government moneys paid?
(4) When did the
government first publicly reveal that the contract with Puliyapang would be
cancelled?
(5) When did the procurement process
for a new monitor begin?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Minister for Environment.
(1)–(2) This information is
commercial-in-confidence, including with respect to contractual obligations.
(3) Funding for the monitoring
program is provided by Woodside Energy, Rio Tinto and Yara Pilbara.
(4) The
government did not publicly disclose termination due to confidentiality
obligations. The government responded to media queries from Wednesday, 9 June
2021.
(5) The
procurement process began immediately following the termination of the contract
on 30 April 2021.