Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts[s. 3E]
[Heading inserted: No. 57 of 2000 s. 22; amended:
No. 19 of 2010 s. 4.]
THIS AGREEMENT is made the 11th day of April 2000.
B E T W E E N
THE HONOURABLE RICHARD FAIRFAX COURT B.Com., M.L.A., Premier of the State of
Western Australia, acting for and on behalf of the said State and its
instrumentalities from time to time (hereinafter called “the
State”) of the one part
AND
BHP MINERALS PTY. LTD. ACN 008 694 782 , a company incorporated in the State
of Western Australia, MITSUI-ITOCHU IRON PTY. LTD. ACN 008 702 761 a company
incorporated in the State of Western Australia and CI MINERALS AUSTRALIA PTY.
LTD. ACN 009 256 259 a company incorporated in the State of Western Australia
(hereinafter called “the Joint Venturers”) of the other part.
W H E R E A S :
(a) the State and the Joint Venturers (pursuant to
certain assignments and Deeds of Covenant and the release of Mt. Newman Iron
Ore Company Limited pursuant to clause 19(2) of the Principal Agreement as
hereinafter defined) are now the parties to the agreement dated the 26th day
of August 1964 which agreement was approved by and is scheduled to the
Iron Ore (Mount Newman) Agreement Act 1964 and as amended from time to time
is hereinafter referred to as “the Principal Agreement”;
(b) the State and the Joint Venturers wish to vary
the Principal Agreement.
NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES —
1. Subject to the context the words and
expressions used in this Agreement have the same meanings respectively as they
have in and for the purposes of the Principal Agreement.
2. The State shall introduce and sponsor a Bill in
the Parliament of Western Australia to ratify this Agreement and endeavour to
secure its passage as an Act prior to 31 December 2000 or such later date as
may be agreed between the parties hereto.
3. (1) The provisions
of this Agreement other than this Clause and Clauses 1 and 2 shall not come
into operation unless and until —
(a) the
Bill to ratify this Agreement as referred to in Clause 2; and
(b)
Bills to ratify the following agreements of even date herewith, namely:
—
(i)
an agreement between the State and BHP Direct Reduced
Iron Pty. Ltd. to vary the Iron Ore Beneficiation (BHP) Agreement;
(ii)
an agreement between the State and BHP Direct Reduced
Iron Pty. Ltd. to vary the Iron Ore — Direct Reduced Iron (BHP)
Agreement;
(iii)
an agreement between the State and BHP Minerals Pty.
Ltd., CI Minerals Australia Pty. Ltd. and Mitsui Iron Ore Corporation Pty.
Ltd. to vary the Iron Ore (Marillana Creek) Agreement;
(iv)
an agreement between the State and BHP Iron Ore
(Jimblebar) Pty. Ltd. to vary the Iron Ore (McCamey’s Monster)
Agreement;
(v)
an agreement between the State and BHP Minerals Pty.
Ltd., CI Minerals Australia Pty. Ltd. and Mitsui Iron Ore Corporation Pty.
Ltd. to vary the Iron Ore (Mount Goldsworthy) Agreement; and
(vi)
an agreement between the State and BHP Minerals Pty.
Ltd., CI Minerals Australia Pty. Ltd. and Mitsui Iron Ore Corporation Pty.
Ltd. to vary the Iron Ore (Goldsworthy-Nimingarra) Agreement
are passed as Acts
before 31 December 2000 or such later date if any as the parties hereto may
agree upon.
(2) If before 31
December 2000 or such later agreed date the said Bills have not commenced to
operate as Acts then unless the parties hereto otherwise agree this Agreement
shall then cease and determine and no party hereto shall have any claim
against any other party hereto with respect to any matter or thing arising out
of, done, performed, or omitted to be done or performed under this Agreement.
(3) On the said Bills
commencing to operate as Acts all the provisions of this Agreement shall
operate and take effect notwithstanding the provisions of any Act or law.
4. The Principal Agreement is hereby varied with
effect on and from the coming into operation of this agreement as follows
—
(1) Clause 1 —
in the definition of
“beneficiated ore” by inserting after “upgraded” the
following —
“by the Company
pursuant to proposals approved under this Agreement”.
(2) By inserting after
Clause 8 the following clause —
“ Lease for
tunnel
8A. Notwithstanding
the provisions of any Act regarding the term of leases that it may grant, the
Port Hedland Port Authority may in accordance with approved proposals grant to
the Joint Venturers a lease for the purpose of an underwater tunnel between
Finucane Island and Nelson Point for a term coterminous with the term of the
agreement ratified by the Iron Ore-Direct Reduced Iron (BHP) Agreement Act
1996 .”.
(3) Clause 9(2)(j)
—
(a) in
subparagraph (i) by deleting the following —
“except that the
rate of royalty in respect of lump ore used within the Commonwealth by B.H.P.
or A.I.S. or any company or companies related to B.H.P. or A.I.S. within the
meaning of section 7 of the Companies (Western Australia) Code for manufacture
into iron or steel and becoming liable for royalty during the period from an
including 1st July 1989 to and including 31st December 1990 shall be —
(A) during the period 1st July 1989 to 31st
December 1989, 5% of the f.o.b. value; and
(B) during the calendar year 1990; 6.25% of
the f.o.b. value”.
(b) by
inserting after subparagraph (ii) the following subparagraph —
“(iia) on iron
ore used in the beneficiation plant the subject of the Agreement ratified by
the Iron Ore Beneficiation (BHP) Agreement Act 1996 at the following rates
—
(A) in respect of lump ore, 7.5% of the
f.o.b. value; and
(B) in respect of fine ore, 3.75% of the
f.o.b. value;”.
5. The Principal Agreement is hereby further
varied with effect on and from the later of the coming into operation of the
Water Agreement (as hereinafter defined) or the coming into operation of this
agreement as follows —
(1) By inserting after
Clause 8A the following clause —
“ Water —
Port Hedland
8B.(1) In this clause
—
“Water
Agreement” means an agreement entered into between the Water Corporation
(established pursuant to section 4 of the Water Corporation Act 1995 ) and BHP
Iron Ore Pty. Ltd. ACN 008 700 981 as agent for BHP Direct Reduced Iron Pty.
Ltd. and the Mount Newman and Mount Goldsworthy Mining Associates Joint
Venturers in a form approved by the Minister in relation to the supply of
water for, inter alia, the Joint Venturers’ water requirements for the
purposes of this Agreement at Port Hedland;
“Commencement
Date”, “Renewal Period”, “Buyer” and
“Default” have the same meanings respectively as they have in the
Water Agreement.
(2) Notwithstanding
any provision of the Water Agreement, the State shall ensure during the period
from the Commencement Date until the later of the sixtieth (60th) anniversary
of the Commencement Date or the end of the Renewal Period that (except where
the Water Agreement is lawfully terminated because of the Buyer’s
Default) —
(a) the
Waters and Rivers Commission (established by section 4 of the Waters and
Rivers Commission Act 1995 ) will allocate water reserves sufficient to meet
the quantities set out in the Water Agreement; and
(b) in
the event of expiration of the Water Agreement the Coordinator of Water
Services under the Water Services Coordination Act 1995 will impose a
condition on any relevant licence to supply water in Port Hedland that the
supplier is to supply BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd. (as agent as aforesaid) with
water on the same terms as those contained in the Water Agreement.”.
(2) Clause 10(a)
—
(a) by
inserting after “purposes hereunder” the following —
“at the mining
areas”;
(b) by
inserting after “townsite” the following —
“established by
the Company for the purposes of its operations and employees on or near the
mining areas”.
6. If the Water Agreement referred to in Clause 5
of this agreement shall not have come into operation by 1 January 2001, Clause
5 of this agreement shall on that date cease and thenceforth have no effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been executed by or on behalf of the
parties hereto the day and year first hereinbefore mentioned.
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SIGNED by THE HONOURABLE RICHARD FAIRFAX COURT in the presence of — |
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COLIN BARNETT
MINISTER FOR RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
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THE COMMON SEAL of BHP MINERALS PTY. LTD. was hereunto affixed by authority of
the Board of Directors: |
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[C.S.] |
STEFANO GIORGINI
Director
MICHAEL KNOWLES
Secretary
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THE COMMON SEAL of MITSUI-ITOCHU IRON PTY. LTD. was hereunto affixed by
authority of the Board of Directors in the presence of: |
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[C.S.] |
YOICHI HASHIMOTO
Director
PETER KATAVATIS
Secretary
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THE COMMON SEAL of CI MINERALS AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. was hereunto affixed by
authority of the Directors in the presence of: |
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[C.S.] |
MASAYUKI YAMAMOTO
Director
MICHAEL APPLEBEE
Secretary
[Sixth Schedule inserted: No. 57 of 2000 s. 22.]
