Mr BURKE - 2003-10-14
The opposition is aware that you were advised by your department in May/June of this year that:
Have they now lodged that plan? What are the details of the plan and will you provide a copy to the Assembly?
ANSWER
Mr Acting Speaker, I thank the Leader of the Opposition for his question. Yes, as government, we have been pursuing ConocoPhillips for their Local Industry Participation Plan for quite some time now. It is certainly an issue that we believe could have been progressed much faster.
Under the federal government’s Major Project Facilitation regime, there is a requirement for any major development to be given status under that regime for an Australian Industry Participation Plan to be developed. Subsequent to that, ConocoPhillips were to provide us with a Local Industry Participation Plan. The head plan has been the Australian Industry Participation Plan, which has been some time awaited for at that Commonwealth government level. Our understanding is that this is very close to being finalised in a formal plan that has been signed off and approved by the Commonwealth government.
We have seen draft proposals from ConocoPhillips and are currently working with them on the content of those. In terms of a final agreed Local Industry Participation Plan, we have seen drafts from ConocoPhillips. We are not happy with those drafts and we are currently working with them to resolve the issues.
- ConocoPhillips continue to stall on submission of a local participation plan.
Have they now lodged that plan? What are the details of the plan and will you provide a copy to the Assembly?
ANSWER
Mr Acting Speaker, I thank the Leader of the Opposition for his question. Yes, as government, we have been pursuing ConocoPhillips for their Local Industry Participation Plan for quite some time now. It is certainly an issue that we believe could have been progressed much faster.
Under the federal government’s Major Project Facilitation regime, there is a requirement for any major development to be given status under that regime for an Australian Industry Participation Plan to be developed. Subsequent to that, ConocoPhillips were to provide us with a Local Industry Participation Plan. The head plan has been the Australian Industry Participation Plan, which has been some time awaited for at that Commonwealth government level. Our understanding is that this is very close to being finalised in a formal plan that has been signed off and approved by the Commonwealth government.
We have seen draft proposals from ConocoPhillips and are currently working with them on the content of those. In terms of a final agreed Local Industry Participation Plan, we have seen drafts from ConocoPhillips. We are not happy with those drafts and we are currently working with them to resolve the issues.
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