📘 Barrow Island Amendment Act 2015
013 of 2015Assented 8 May 2015
The Barrow Island Amendment Act 2015 indemnifies the State for long-term liabilities resulting from underground carbon dioxide disposal related to the Gorgon project and provides protection from liability for wrongdoing.
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This Act affects the State of Western Australia, the Joint Venturers involved in the Gorgon project (Chevron, Mobil, Shell), and potentially the environment and future generations due to long-term CO2 storage.
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