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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.