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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 744 asked in the Legislative Council on 16 September 2021 by Hon Dr Brad Pettitt

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

ABORIGINAL HERITAGE SITES — WOODSIDE ACID GAS EMISSIONS — BURRUP PENINSULA

744. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs:

I refer to question on notice 193 and the minister's answer (a)–(b) that states ''Woodside holds two section 18 consents'' under the Aboriginal Heritage Act for activities on the Burrup Peninsula. However, Woodside's website lists five section 18s for those operations on the Burrup Peninsula.

(1) Can the minister please advise which is correct—two or five section 18 consents?

(2) Will the minister table the section 18 consent instruments referred to in (1) held by Woodside?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1) Woodside holds two section 18 consents specifically relating to the operations of a liquefied natural gas plant. With respect to records prior to 2010, significant resources are required to retrieve and review hard copy records that relate to section 18 notices that Woodside hold in relation to the Burrup Peninsula.

(2) Copies of the two section 18 consents referred to in part (1) are attached and I table them.

[See paper 691.]