State Agreements
State Agreements
State Agreements are contracts between the Government of Western Australia and proponents of major resources projects which are ratified by an Act of the State Parliament. They specify the rights, obligations, terms and conditions for development of the project and establish a framework for ongoing relations and cooperation between the State and the project proponent.
For more than fifty years, State Agreements have been used by successive Western Australian governments to foster major developments, including mineral, petroleum, wood processing and related downstream processing projects, together with associated infrastructure investments. Such projects require long term certainty, extensive or complex land tenure and are often located in relatively remote areas of the State requiring significant infrastructure development.
State Agreement Acts
The Department administers 72 State Agreement Acts on behalf of the Government of Western Australia.
As part of this responsibility, the Department also negotiates new agreements, variations, terminations and repeals of State Agreement Acts as required.
The list outlines agreements, by commodity, as at the end of the 2007/2008 reporting year.
Agreement Acts Administered by the Department
Government Agreements Act 1979
Alumina
Alumina Refinery Agreement Act 1961
Alumina Refinery (Mitchell Plateau) Agreement Act 1971
Alumina Refinery (Pinjarra) Agreement Act 1969
Alumina Refinery (Wagerup) Agreement and Acts Amendment Act 1978
Alumina Refinery (Worsley) Agreement Act 1973
Charcoal Iron and Steel
Wundowie Charcoal Iron Industry Sale Agreement Act 1974
Coal
Collie Coal (Griffin) Agreement Act 1979
Collie Coal (Western Collieries) Agreement Act 1979
Copper
Western Mining Corporation Limited (Throssell Range) Agreement Act 1985
Diamonds
Diamond (Argyle Diamond Mines Joint Venture) Agreement Act 1981
Energy
Goldfields Gas Pipeline Agreement Act 1994
Pilbara Energy Project Agreement Act 1994
Ord River Hydro Energy Project Agreement Act 1994
Forest Products
Albany Hardwood Plantation Agreement Act 1993
Bunbury Treefarm Project Agreement Act 1995
Collie Hardwood Plantation Agreement Act 1995
Dardanup Pine Log Sawmill Agreement Act 1992
Paper Mill Agreement Act 1960
Wesply (Dardanup) Agreement Authorization Act 1975 (Terminated)
Wood Chipping Industry Agreement Act 1969 (Terminated)
Wood Processing (WESFI) Agreement Act 2000
Wood Processing (Wesbeam) Agreement Act 2002
Gas
North West Gas Development (Woodside) Agreement Act 1979
Barrow Island Act 2003 (which incorporates the Gorgon Gas Processing and Infrastructure Project Agreement)
Gold
Tailings Treatment (Kalgoorlie) Agreement Act 1988
Iron Ore and Steel
BHP Billiton (Termination of Agreements) Agreement Act 2006
Iron Ore (The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited) Agreement Act 1964 (Terminated)
Iron Ore (Channar Joint Venture) Agreement Act 1987
Iron Ore (FMG Chichester Pty Ltd) Agreement Act 2006
Iron Ore (Goldsworthy-Nimingarra) Agreement Act 1972
Iron Ore (Hamersley Range) Agreement Act 1963
Iron Ore (Hamersley Range) Agreement Act Amendment Act 1968
Iron Ore (Hope Downs) Agreement Act 1992
Iron Ore (McCamey’s Monster) Agreement Authorization Act 1972
Iron Ore (Marillana Creek) Agreement Act 1991
Iron Ore (Mount Bruce) Agreement Act 1972
Iron Ore (Mount Goldsworthy) Agreement Act 1964
Iron Ore (Mount Newman) Agreement Act 1964
Iron Ore (Murchison) Agreement Authorization Act 1973
Iron Ore (Rhodes Ridge) Agreement Authorisation Act 1972
Iron Ore (Robe River) Agreement Act 1964
Iron Ore (Wittenoom) Agreement Act 1972
Iron Ore Processing (BHP Minerals) Agreement Act 1994 (Terminated)
Iron Ore Beneficiation (BHP) Agreement Act 1996
Iron Ore Direct Reduced Iron (BHP) Agreement Act 1996
Iron Ore (Yandicoogina) Agreement Act 1996
Iron & Steel (Mid West) Agreement Act 1997 (Terminated)
Iron Ore Processing (Mineralogy Pty Ltd) Agreement Act 2002
Mineral Sands
Mineral Sands (Eneabba) Agreement Act 1975
Mineral Sands (Cooljarloo) Mining and Processing Agreement Act 1988
Mineral Sands (Beenup) Agreement Act 1995
Nickel
Nickel (Agnew) Agreement Act 1974
Nickel Refinery (Western Mining Corporation Limited) Agreement Act 1968 (Terminated)
Nickel Refinery (Western Mining Corporation Limited) Agreement Act Amendment Act 1970 (Terminated)
Poseidon Nickel Agreement Act 1971
Oil
Oil Refinery (Kwinana) Agreement Act 1952
Railway and Port
Railway and Port (The Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd) Agreement Act 2004.
Salt
Dampier Solar Salt Industry Agreement Act 1967
Evaporites (Lake MacLeod) Agreement Act 1967
Leslie Solar Salt Industry Agreement Act 1966
Onslow Solar Salt Agreement Act 1992
Shark Bay Solar Salt Industry Agreement Act 1983
Uranium
Uranium (Yeelirrie) Agreement Act 1978
Miscellaneous
Cement Works (Cockburn Cement Limited) Agreement Act 1971
Industrial Lands (CSBP & Farmers Limited) Agreement Act 1976
Industrial Lands (Kwinana) Agreement Act 1964
Pigment Factory (Australind) Agreement Act 1986
Silicon (Kemerton) Agreement Act 1987
Anglo-Persian Oil Company Limited’s (Private) Act 1919
British Imperial Oil Company, Limited (Private) Act 1925
Commonwealth Oil Refineries Limited (Private) Act 1940
Texas Company (Australasia) Limited (Private) Act 1928
New Agreements Ratified
During the reporting period, no new State Agreement Acts were ratified.
Variations
Alumina Refinery (Wagerup) Agreement and Acts Amendment Act (2 separate tabled variations).
Agreements Terminated
Nickel Refinery (BHP Billiton Nickel West Pty Ltd) (Termination of Agreements) Agreement Bill 2008 - terminates the Nickel
Refinery (Western Mining Corporation Limited) Agreement Act 1968 and the Nickel Refinery (Western Mining Corporation
Limited) Agreement Act Amendment Act 1970.
Agreement Acts Repealed
During the reporting period of 2007/2008, no State Agreement Acts were repealed.
