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Public Information Booklet
The Master Plan is an important document as it will describe the Browse LNG Precinct.
Heads of Agreement ñ The Heads of Agreement is an agreement that was signed on
21 April 2009 by the State of Western Australia (Premier Colin Barnett), Woodside (Chief
Executive Officer Don Voelte) and the Kimberley Land Council (Chief Executive Director
Wayne Bergmann). The KLC signed the agreement on behalf of the Goolarabooloo /
Jabirr Jabirr native title claimants.
The Heads of Agreement is basically a broad agreement that sets out the commitments
of the State, Woodside and the KLC in relation to negotiating more detailed Indigenous
Land Use Agreements for the Browse LNG Precinct.
Joint venturers ñ Joint venturers means other companies that have part ownership
rights to develop the gas fields that may supply LNG facilities at the Browse LNG
Precinct.
In the case of the Browse LNG Development, the joint venturers are Woodside, BHP
Billiton, Chevron, Shell and BP. Woodside is operator of the Browse LNG Development
and undertakes the day to day operations on behalf of the joint venturers.
Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) Agreement ñ Put simply, an Indigenous Land
Use Agreement is an agreement between a native title group and others (which may
include the State and proponent(s) about the use and management of land and waters
where native title rights and interest may exist.
The terms Indigenous Land Use Agreement is defined under the Native Title Act 1993
(Cth). There are three different types of Indigenous Land Use Agreements under the
Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ñ Area, Prescribed Body Corporate and Alternative
Procedures. The type of Indigenous Land Use Agreement to be used depends on what
the agreement is about and who it is between.
In the case of the Browse LNG Precinct, the broad commitments in the Heads of
Agreement will be negotiated in more detail and turned into one or more Indigenous Land
Use Agreements between the State, Woodside, the KLC and Traditional Owners.
The Indigenous Land Use Agreements, once settled, will exist of the life of the
Precinct/Browse LNG Development and will be registered with the National Native Title
Tribunal.
Light industrial area ñ Is an area of 200 hectares set out in the Heads of Agreement to
be located in or near the LNG Precinct.
The area will be utilised by companies/contractors that will be providing goods and
services to the LNG plants.
Examples of businesses that may use the light industrial area include:
� Scaffolding yard;
� Crane and equipment hire;
� Warehouses;
� Light fabrication/welding yards; and
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