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An Environmental Study on the North West Shelf Gas Project of Australia,

with the Benefit of Hindsight.

• By

• Colin Roberts CEPMLP

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INTRODUCTION• Geography

• N.W. Shelf Location Map

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GEOGRAPHY

• Regional Environment

• Offshore Environment

• Near-shore Environment

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Terrestrial Environment

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EIS/ERMP

• Environmental Protection Act (1971), Govt. of Western Australia.

• Environmental Protection (Impact of Proposals) Act, (1974-1975), Commonwealth of Australia.

• Woodside Petroleum Ltd., Draft EIS and ERMP, (1979a).

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EIS/ERMP

• Cooling Water Discharge

• Marine Ecology

• Fauna

• Flora

• Archaeology

• Anthropology

• Sociology

• Town Planning

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

• Deep Offshore (NRA)

• Submarine Trunkline Hydrotesting

• Drilling Muds & Cuttings.

• Produced Formation Waters.

• Waste Disposal

• Blow-Out Prevention

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• Nearshore

• Submarine Trunkline Construction

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• Dredging

• Hydrotesting

• Effluents

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Oil Spills

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TerrestrialSection 117, Petroleum Act

(1967), Govt. W.A.

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Aboriginal Heritage

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Rehabilitation

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Atmospheric Emission, Noise & Waste Disposal

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Other Relative Considerations

• Worker Environmental Awareness

• Socio-Economic Impact

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CONCLUSION

• Objectives

• Application

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Relevant Acts

• Aboriginal Heritage Act, (1976), GWA

• Clean Air Act, (1964-71), GWA

• Convention on the Continental Shelf, Geneva, (1958).

• Environmental Protection Act, (1971), GWA

• Environmental Protection (Impact of Proposals) Act, (1974-1975), C of A

• Environmental Protection (Sea Dumping) Act, (1981), C of A

• Mining Act, (1978), GWA

• Noise Abatement Act, GWA

• Petroleum Act, (1967), GWA

• Petroleum Pipelines Act, (1969), GWA

• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act, (1967-1973), C of A

• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act, (1982), GWA

• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Regulations, (1985), C of A

• Prevention of Pollution of Waters by Oil Act, (1960). GWA

• United Nations Convention on the Law Of The Sea, December 10, 1982,

• Western Australia Mines Regulation Amendment Act, No.85 of 1990.