WA Land Access and Reporting Obligations for Roy Hill Infrastructure Pty Ltd

Railway (Roy Hill Infrastructure Pty Ltd) Agreement Amendment Bill 2025

17 Jun 2025: Passed by Parliament and signed off by the governor.

This bill kicks in: TBA

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

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Topics

environmental protection Indigenous affairs Indigenous heritage land access local industry mine closure mining rail infrastructure

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

Roy Hill Infrastructure Pty Ltd is treated as a land owner under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972
Roy Hill Infrastructure Pty Ltd can enter land with machinery and staff to carry out rail closure plans
The State Development Minister and authorised officers can enter land to conduct surveys and inspections
Roy Hill Infrastructure Pty Ltd must provide a plan to use and train WA labour and suppliers
Roy Hill Infrastructure Pty Ltd must lodge a rail closure plan for approval
Roy Hill Infrastructure Pty Ltd must submit detailed proposals to the State Development Minister before expanding rail or port activities
Roy Hill Infrastructure Pty Ltd is responsible for getting consents to enter Crown land

The Debate

What different members said when this bill was debated:

Stephen Dawson ALP

“I move: That the bill be now read a second time. The primary purpose of this bill is to amend the Railway (Roy Hill Infrastructure Pty Ltd) Agreement Act 2010, which I will refer to as the state agreement act. This bill seeks to ratify a variation agreement made on 13 November 2024, which seeks to amend the Railway (Roy Hill Infrastructure Pty Ltd) Agreement 2010.”

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David Scaife ALP

“I move: That the bill be now read a second time. The primary purpose of this bill is to amend the Railway (Roy Hill Infrastructure Pty Ltd) Agreement Act 2010, which I will refer to as the state agreement act. This bill seeks to ratify a variation agreement made on 13 November 2024, which seeks to amend the state agreement act.”

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