Mr Barnett has told Parliament the Federal Resources Minister Gary Gray wants him to stop the negotiations, and has written to him saying he should abandon any hope of processing the gas onshore.
"The Federal Government, your government, your minister from Western Australia, is urging the state to roll over and just grant all the entitlements to that gas with no conditions now," he said.
"That is what your federal party is urging, just roll over, let them do floating LNG, no conditions, and just get on with it.
"Well, the West Australian Government will not do that."
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Looks like Barnett is screwing everyone over including some of his old fan club.
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Thursday, June 20th, 2013
Legal challenge to Canning gas bill
Traditional owners are challenging the legality of the Canning Basin gas bill.
Nyikina-Mangala elder John Watson said there had been no consultation with Aboriginal people.
“The Government should be making sure that our rights are protected and not just making big money for overseas companies – we have raised this issue with the Government and the Premier many times but they have just ignored our concerns,” Mr Watson said.
You can read a media release here:
INDIGENOUS GROUPS TO CHALLENGE CANNING BASIN STATE AGREEMENT
20 JUNE 2013 | FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION
Natural Gas (Canning Basin Joint Venture) Agreement passed both houses of Parliament this week
Traditional Owners for the vast area of the Agreement were not consulted at all
Affected Traditional Owners have agreed that they will mount a legal challenge
Kimberley Traditional Owners in the Canning Basin are planning to challenge the validity of the Natural Gas
(Canning Basin Joint Venture) Agreement, which passed through the parliament this week, after it was signed by the State Government and joint venture partners Buru Energy Limited and Mitsubishi Corporation.
“We are concerned that the agreement creates a new form of tenure for the companies and has major effects on the procedural rights afforded to the Traditional Owners under the Native Title Act.”
“The Act is flimsy enough as it is without the State Government trying to circumnavigating it to support the interests of big multinational companies over Aboriginal people in this State,” Mr Bergmann said.
Nyikina Mangala senior Elder John Watson indicated that the Government had not consulted with Aboriginal people at any stage before signing the agreement and that people were angry that they had been left in the dark.
“The Government should be making sure that our rights are protected and not just making big money for
overseas companies – we have raised this issue with the Government and the Premier many times but they have just ignored our concerns,” Mr Watson said.
Karajarri Traditional Lands Association Chairperson, Joe Edgar, said that Traditional Owners across the project area had agreed that the only way forward was to challenge the legal status of the Agreement.
Key areas of concern for Traditional Owners;
o Lack of consultation
o Removes triggers for relinquishment of tenement area
o Removes trigger for forfeiture of tenements
o Applies special conditions to a vast project area
o Allows for changing time frames affecting tenure
- See more at: http://www.kimberleypage.com.au/2013/06/legal-challenge-to-canning-gas-bill/#more-31012