Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts[s. 2]
[Heading inserted: No. 37 of 1984 s. 4; amended:
No. 19 of 2010 s. 4.]
AN AGREEMENT made the thirtieth day of April One thousand nine hundred and
eighty-four BETWEEN THE HONOURABLE BRIAN THOMAS BURKE, M.L.A., Premier of the
State of Western Australia, acting for and on behalf of the said State and
instrumentalities thereof from time to time (hereinafter called “the
State”) of the first part CLIFFS INTERNATIONAL INC. a limited company
incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio, one of the United States of
America and registered in the State of Western Australia under the provisions
of the Companies Act 1961 of the said State and having its registered office
in the State of Western Australia at 12-14 St. George’s Terrace, Perth
(hereinafter called “Cliffs”) of the second part and CLIFFS
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MINING CO. PTY. LTD., a company incorporated under the said
Companies Act and having its registered office at 12-14 St. George’s
Terrace, Perth (hereinafter called “Cliffs Western”) MITSUI IRON
ORE DEVELOPMENT PTY. LTD. a company incorporated under the said Companies Act
and having its principal office in the said State at 22 nd Floor, 44 St.
George’s Terrace, Perth (hereinafter called “Mitsui Iron”)
ROBE RIVER LIMITED a company incorporated under the Companies Ordinance of the
Australian Capital Territory and having its principal place of business at 1
Castlereagh Street, Sydney in the State of New South Wales (hereinafter called
“RRL”) and NIPPON STEEL AUSTRALIA PTY. LIMITED a company
incorporated in the State of New South Wales and having its registered office
in that State at 60 Martin Place, Sydney, SUMITOMO METAL AUSTRALIA PTY.
LIMITED a company incorporated in the State of New South Wales and having its
registered office in that State at 31st Floor, CAGA Centre, 8 Bent Street,
Sydney and the said MITSUI IRON ORE DEVELOPMENT PTY. LTD., such lastmentioned
three companies acting together and carrying on business under the registered
business name “CAPE LAMBERT IRON ASSOCIATES” and having their
principal place of business in the State of Western Australia at 22nd Floor,
44 St. George’s Terrace, Perth (hereinafter collectively called
“CLIA”), the said Cliffs Western, Mitsui Iron, RRL and CLIA
(hereinafter collectively called “the Participants”) being the
party of the third part.
WHEREAS:
(a) by an agreement under seal dated the 18th day
of November, 1964 made between the State of the one part and Basic Materials
Pty. Limited (hereinafter called “Basic”) of the other part (which
agreement was approved by and is scheduled to the Iron Ore (Cleveland-Cliffs)
Agreement Act 1964 and is hereinafter referred to as “the
Agreement”) Basic acquired upon the terms and conditions set forth in
the Agreement certain rights interests and benefits and assumed certain
obligations with respect to the exploration for and development of specified
iron ore deposits and the mining transportation processing pelletising and
shipment of iron ore therefrom;
(b) by virtue of various agreements under seal
Cliffs became entitled to all the right title interest claim and demand
whatsoever of Basic in and under the Agreement and by virtue of a deed of
covenant with the State assumed the obligations of Basic thereunder;
(c) by an agreement dated the 12th day of May,
1970 made between the State of the one part and Cliffs of the other part which
is scheduled to the Iron Ore (Cleveland-Cliffs) Agreement Act Amendment Act
1970 (hereinafter called “the first variation agreement”) the
parties thereto varied the Agreement as therein set out for the purposes set
out in the recitals thereto. Under the provisions of the said Act and in the
events which happened the first variation agreement was approved thereby on
and from the 30th day of December, 1970;
(d) by deed dated the 29th day of June, 1970 made
between the State, Cliffs and Cliffs Western, Mitsui Iron, RRL and Mt. Enid
Iron Co. Pty. Ltd., Cliffs granted and assigned to the lastmentioned companies
all the right title interest claim and demand of the “Company” (as
defined in the Agreement) in and under the Agreement (as then or thereafter
altered from time to time) except the rights of occupancy referred to therein
of the mining areas therein defined and the rights to obtain mineral leases
thereof as tenants in common in the following shares:
Cliffs Western 30%
Mitsui Iron 30%
RRL 35%
Mt. Enid Iron Co. Pty. Ltd.
(hereinafter called “Mt. Enid”)
5%
and by the said deed each of them Cliffs Western,
Mitsui Iron, RRL and Mt. Enid, severally covenanted and agreed with the State
that it should to the extent of its commitment therein set out comply with,
observe and perform the provisions of the Agreement (as then or thereafter
amended) on the part of Cliffs to be complied with observed or performed in
respect of the matters assigned as therein set forth to the intent that the
same should be binding upon them (to the extent of the commitment therein set
out) in the same manner and to the same extent as if each of them were
expressly named in the Agreement;
(e) by an agreement dated the 13th day of July,
1976 made between the State of the first part Cliffs of the second part and
Cliffs Western, Mitsui Iron, RRL and Mt. Enid of the third part the execution
whereof on behalf of the State was authorised by the Iron Ore (Cleveland
Cliffs) Agreement Act Amendment Act 1973 (hereinafter called “the second
variation agreement”) the parties thereto further varied the Agreement
as therein set out;
(f) by an agreement dated the 22nd day of June,
1977 made between Mt. Enid as vendor and CLIA as purchaser Mt. Enid with
effect from the 1 st day of July, 1977 sold and assigned to CLIA the whole of
its 5% share in and under the Agreement (as amended by the first variation
agreement and the second variation agreement) and by virtue of a deed of
covenant with the State made the 1st day of July, 1977 CLIA assumed the
obligations of Mt. Enid thereunder.
(g) by an agreement dated the 5th day of October,
1983 made between the State of the first part Cliffs of the second part and
the Participants of the third part (hereinafter called “the third
variation Agreement”) the parties thereto further varied the Agreement
as therein set out in manner provided for in the Agreement; and
(h) the parties desire to add to and amend the
provisions of the Agreement as amended and added to by the first variation
agreement the second variation agreement and the third variation agreement
(hereinafter referred to as “the Principal Agreement”).
NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH:
1. Words and phrases to which meanings are given
under clause 1 of the Principal Agreement (other than words and phrases to
which meanings are given in this Agreement) shall have the same respective
meanings in this Agreement as are given to them in clause 1 of the Principal
Agreement.
2. Subject to the provisions of the deed referred
to in recital (d) hereof, for the purposes of the Principal Agreement and this
Agreement the expression “the Company” shall where the context so
admits mean and include both Cliffs and the Participants.
3. 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.
4. The subsequent clauses of this Agreement shall
not operate unless and until the Bill to ratify this Agreement referred to in
clause 3 hereof is passed as an Act before the 30th day of June, 1984 or such
later date if any as the parties hereto may mutually agree upon.
5. The Principal Agreement is added to and varied
as hereinafter provided and the Principal Agreement shall be read and
construed accordingly.
6. The Principal Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:
(1) Clause 1 —
(a) by
inserting, after the definition “ Land Act”, the following
definition —
“ “local authority” means the
council of a municipality that is a city, town or shire constituted under the
Local Government Act 1960 ; ”;
(b) by
inserting, after the definition of “year 1”, the following
paragraph —
“reference in
this Agreement to the Company shall not include persons (other than the
parties to this agreement) to whom land in the port townsite is or is agreed
to be transferred or otherwise disposed of by the Company in accordance with a
proposal approved pursuant to clause 7C hereof;”.
(2) Clause 6 —
by deleting “(1) Within” and
substituting “Within”.
(3) By inserting after
clause 7B the following clauses —
“ Further proposals relating to port
townsite 4
7C. (1) The Company
may submit to the Minister from time to time detailed proposals with respect
to the port townsite relating to —
(a) the
transfer to or vesting in the State or the appropriate instrumentality of the
State or the relevant local authority as the case may be of the ownership,
care control and management maintenance or preservation of any service or
facility owned and/or operated by the Company hereunder;
(b) the
vesting in transfer surrender lease or sublease to the State or the
appropriate instrumentality of the State or the relevant local authority as
the case may be of any land of which the Company is the lessee or proprietor
in fee simple hereunder;
(c) the
proposed sale by the Company of any land which on the 1st day of April 1984
was the subject of a sublease from the Company and was used for commercial
community or welfare purposes, to the sub lessee thereof or, with the prior
consent of the Minister, to any other person; or
(d) any
other purpose concerning the maintenance use or operation of the
Company’s services or facilities situated in or near the port townsite,
as the Minister shall approve.
(2) The provisions of
clause 7A hereof shall not apply to proposals submitted pursuant to this
clause.
(3) The Minister shall
within two (2) months of the receipt of proposals submitted pursuant to
subclause (1) of this clause give to the Company notice either of —
(a) his
approval thereof; or
(b) any
objections or alterations desired thereto and in such case shall afford the
Company an opportunity to consult with and submit new proposals to the
Minister.
(4) If within two (2)
months of receipt of a notice pursuant to paragraph (b) of subclause (3) of
this clause the Minister has not given his approval to the said proposals, the
said proposals shall not be referable to arbitration hereunder but shall
lapse.
(5) The Company shall
implement proposals approved pursuant to this clause in accordance with the
terms thereof.
7D. If a proposal approved pursuant to clause 7C
hereof provides for the surrender by the Company to the State of Special Lease
No. 3116/4629 (Crown Lease No. 310/1970) and all land held by the Company
thereunder: —
Grant and lease of lands 4
(a) the
State shall in accordance with such approved proposal —
(i)
grant to the Company in fee simple at a price to be
determined by the Minister for Lands; and/or
(ii)
lease to the Company for such terms or periods and on
such terms and conditions as, subject to the approved proposal, shall be
determined by the Minister for Lands
such part or parts of
the land so surrendered as that proposal so provides;
Sale of lots for housing 4
(b) the
Company may, after such surrender, apply to the State from time to time for
lots of land within the area shown coloured green on the plan marked
“B” (initialled by or on behalf of the parties hereto for the
purpose of identification) for housing for residential use by employees
engaged in the operations of the Company under this Agreement and the State
will provide out of such land (or so much thereof as has not been released
prior to the date of such application), within a reasonable period after
application therefor by the Company (having regard to the normal time to be
taken for subdivision and servicing if this is required by reason of such
application), the lots so applied for, such lots to be vacant serviced lots of
such size and position as is determined by the Minister for Lands after
consultation with the Company for purchase by the Company in fee simple at
prices to be determined by the Minister for Lands (having regard to the price
of similar lots then being made available by the State to others) which will
include the cost to the State of providing and servicing such lots;
Release of lands 4
(c)
notwithstanding the provisions of the Land Act the Minister for Lands shall
not at any time put up for sale or lease as a single release to persons other
than the Company more than 30 lots of land within the land shown coloured
green on the said plan marked “B” without first consulting with
the Company for the purpose of ensuring that provision has been made for the
future housing requirements of employees engaged in the operations of the
Company under this Agreement; and
Preservation of subleases by Company 4
(d) if
any land within the land so surrendered is or is subsequently to be granted in
fee simple to the Company by the State pursuant to such approved proposal and
that land is, immediately prior to the surrender thereof, the subject of a
sublease granted, or the subject of an agreement for sublease about to be
granted or renewed by the Company under the said Special Lease then,
notwithstanding the surrender of the said Special Lease, any provision in the
sublease or agreement for sublease or the provisions of any Act or any
principle of law or equity to the contrary, that sublease shall as between the
Company and the sublessee and any person deriving title under the sublessee
continue and at all times remain in full force and effect in accordance with
but subject to its terms as if the said Special Lease had not been
surrendered.
Authority to enter into agreements 4
7E. Where pursuant to any approved proposal as to
any of the matters referred to in clause 7C hereof or as varied pursuant to
subclause (3) of clause 14 hereof provision is made for the relevant local
authority consistent with its functions as a local authority or an
instrumentality of the State to enter into and carry out any agreement with
the Company and/or for the Minister or respective Ministers administering the
Hospitals Act 1927 , the Education Act 1928 , the Public Works Act 1902 , the
Fire Brigades Act 1942 , the Country Areas Water Supply Act 1947 and the
Country Towns Sewerage Act 1948 to enter into and carry out any agreement
with the Company —
(a) the
Local Government Act 1960 , the Hospitals Act 1927 , the Education Act 1928 ,
the Public Works Act 1902 , the Fire Brigades Act 1942 , the Country Areas
Water Supply Act 1947 and the Country Towns Sewerage Act 1948 shall for the
purposes of implementing such approved proposals be deemed to be modified by
the inclusion of a power whereby such relevant local authority,
instrumentality of the State and/or Minister or Ministers are authorised and
empowered to enter into and carry out any such agreement; and
(b) the
relevant local authority, instrumentality of the State and such Minister or
Ministers may enter into and carry out any such agreement notwithstanding the
other provisions of this Agreement.
7F. Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 7A
hereof, where pursuant to an approved proposal under clause 7C hereof the
Company has surrendered to the State Special Lease No. 3116/4629 (Crown Lease
No. 310/1970) and all land held by the Company thereunder and the Minister has
approved proposals pursuant to clause 7C hereof with respect to schools
hospitals and police station facilities and the housing for State employees
associated therewith the State thereafter will continue to operate and
undertake the maintenance of such facilities and any additions thereto and the
Company shall not thereafter be required to submit any proposals with respect
to the provision, operation or maintenance of such facilities in or near the
port townsite except where any such facilities are required to meet the needs
of any construction workforce involved in the operations of the Company under
this Agreement.”.
(4) Clause 8 —
(a)
subclause (1) paragraph (b) —
(i)
by inserting after “hereof”, where it first
occurs the following —
“or as varied from time to time pursuant to
subclause (3) of clause 14 hereof”;
and
(ii)
by inserting after “paragraph”, where it
first occurs in the first proviso, the following —
“or otherwise payable pursuant to the
provisions of paragraph (n) of clause 10 hereof”;
(b)
subclause (2) —
(i)
by inserting after “clause” the following
—
“, the implementation of the Company’s
proposals as finally approved under clause 7C hereof, clause 7D hereof and
paragraph (n) of clause 10 hereof”
(ii)
by deleting “and” in paragraph (e);
(iii)
by deleting “Act.” in paragraph (f) and
substituting “Act;”; and
(iv)
by adding after paragraph (f) the following paragraphs
—
“(g) the
inclusion of a power whereby any special lease granted to the Company
hereunder may be varied by agreement or surrendered in whole or part; and
(h) the
inclusion of a power whereby any land granted or leased to the Company
hereunder may be leased or subleased by the company to the State or any
appropriate instrumentality of the State or the relevant local authority as
the case may be.”;
(c)
subclause (4) paragraph (b) —
by deleting “nor any of the lands the
subject of any lease or licence granted to the Company in terms of” and
substituting the following —
“nor any lands for the time being held by
the Company under any lease or licence issued pursuant to”; and
(d)
subclause (6) —
by deleting “granted or assigned” and
substituting the following —
“held by the Company”.
(5) Clause 10 —
(a) by
adding after paragraph (a) the following paragraphs —
“(aa) that
notwithstanding any surrender by the Company to the State of the whole or any
part or parts of the land within Special Lease No. 3116/4629 (Crown Lease No.
310/1970) all references in the Determination with respect to Electrical
Energy made by the Minister pursuant to subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of
this clause on the 21st day of February, 1980 to the boundaries of Crown Lease
No. 310/1970 shall mean and be construed as the boundaries of Crown Lease No.
310/1970 at the time of grant of such lease;
(ab)
that —
(i)
the extent to which the Company may generate transmit
supply and charge for and any powers and authorities with respect to
electrical energy determined by the Minister pursuant to subparagraph (i) of
paragraph (a) of this clause; and
(ii)
any rights and obligations with respect to water
contained in the deed dated as of the 13th day of July 1976 referred to in
subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of this clause
shall be modified from
time to time to accord with proposals approved under clause 7C hereof
(including any variation thereof pursuant to subclause (3) of clause 14
hereof);”;
(b)
paragraph (d) subparagraph (i) —
by deleting “Agreement;” and
substituting the following —
“Agreement PROVIDED that this paragraph
shall not apply to townsite lots or other areas within any land granted to the
Company in fee simple pursuant to paragraph (a) of clause 7D hereof unless
such lots or areas are then owned by the Company or to any townsite lots sold
to the Company pursuant to paragraph (b) of clause 7D hereof;”;
(c)
paragraph (g) —
by deleting “granted to” and
substituting the following —
“held by ”; and
(d) by
inserting after paragraph (m) the following paragraph —
“(n) that from
and after the surrender by the Company to the State of any land within Special
Lease No. 3116/4629 (Crown Lease No. 310/1970) under a proposal approved
pursuant to clause 7C hereof, notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph
(i) of paragraph (b) of subclause (1) of clause 8 hereof, any grants to the
Company pursuant to that subparagraph of —
(i)
townsite lots within or near the port townsite in fee
simple shall in lieu of being for nominal consideration be for a consideration
to be determined by the Minister for Lands (having regard to the price of any
similar lots then being made available by the State to others) which will
include the cost (if any) to the State of providing and servicing such lots;
and
(ii)
special leases of Crown lands within or near the port
townsite (excluding any such lands within the harbour area and the railway)
shall in lieu of being at peppercorn rental be at such rentals as are
prescribed by law or are otherwise reasonable.”.
(6) Clause 13 —
by inserting after subclause (3) the following
subclause —
“(4) Where in
respect of any land acquired by the Company under this Agreement the Company
makes any disposition in accordance with a proposal approved pursuant to
clause 7C hereof, then notwithstanding the provisions of subclause (1) of this
clause but subject to any contrary intention contained in any such approved
proposal, the consent writing of the Minister shall not be required to any
such disposition nor shall the assignee from the Company be required to enter
into a deed of covenant as provided in subclause (1) of this clause.”.
(7) Clause 14 —
(a)
subclause (5) —
by inserting after “hereunder” the
following —
“(except in either case any obligation
undertaken by the Company pursuant to subclause (5) of clause 7C
hereof)”; and
(b) by
inserting after subclause (5) the following subclause —
“(6) Where in
the performance of its obligations under subclause (5) of clause 7C hereof the
Company pursuant to a proposal approved under that clause enters into any
arrangement with a person (including an instrumentality of the State or a
local authority) whereby that person assumes or agrees to assume any of the
obligations undertaken by the Company under this Agreement in relation to the
port townsite the State will discharge the Company from such obligations to
the extent to which and during the period for which that person assumes or
agrees to assume those obligations.”.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been executed by or on behalf of the
parties hereto the day and year first hereinbefore written.
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SIGNED by the said THE HONOURABLE BRIAN THOMAS BURKE, M.L.A., in the presence
of — |
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BRIAN BURKE. |
DAVID PARKER,
MINISTER FOR MINERALS AND ENERGY.
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SIGNED for and on behalf of CLIFFS INTERNATIONAL INC. by VICTOR FAHRNEY KOONTZ
pursuant to and with the authority of a resolution of the Board of Directors
of CLIFFS INTERNATIONAL INC. in the presence of — |
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V. KOONTZ. |
W. REES.
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THE COMMON SEAL of CLIFFS WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MINING CO. PTY. LTD. was hereunto
affixed by authority of a resolution of the Board of Directors and in the
presence of — |
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(C.S.) |
V. KOONTZ, Director.
W. REES, Director.
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THE COMMON SEAL of MITSUI IRON ORE DEVELOPMENT PTY. LTD. was hereunto affixed
by authority of a resolution of the Board of Directors and in the presence of
— |
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(C.S.) |
Y. OKAMOTO, Director.
J. N. MacKENZIE, Secretary.
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THE COMMON SEAL of ROBE RIVER LIMITED was hereunto affixed by authority of a
resolution of the Board of directors and in the presence of — |
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(C.S.) |
G. J. REANEY, Director.
A. R. EDWARDS, Secretary.
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THE COMMON SEAL of NIPPON STEEL AUSTRALIA PTY. LIMITED was hereunto affixed by
authority of the Directors in the presence of — |
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H. HIGAKI, Director.
(C.S.)
S. TAIL, Secretary.
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THE COMMON SEAL of SUMITOMO METAL AUSTRALIA PTY. LIMITED was hereunto affixed
by authority of the Directors and in the presence of — |
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(C.S.) |
S. OKAMOTO, Director.
K. SATO, Secretary.
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THE COMMON SEAL of MITSUI IRON ORE DEVELOPMENT PTY. LTD. was hereunto affixed
by authority of a resolution of the Board of Directors and in the presence of
— |
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(C.S.) |
Y. OKAMOTO, Director.
J. N. MacKENZIE, Secretary.
[Fourth Schedule inserted: No. 37 of 1984 s. 4.]
