Submissions
The Montara Commission of Inquiry (the Inquiry) sought submissions from all parties interested in the Terms of Reference by 22 December 2009. This timing reflected the need for the Inquiry to gather information as soon as possible, bearing in mind that it is to report by 30 April 2010.
The Inquiry is aware that there may be some interested parties that have been working offshore or that may have other reasons that have restricted their ability to provide a submission by 22 December 2009. Any party that is in this position and wishes to contribute to the Inquiry by way of a late submission is invited to contact the Inquiry by email or telephone to discuss a timeframe for making such a submission.
Submissions to the Inquiry will be used by the Commissioner to assist his consideration of issues raised by the Terms of Reference, including the further enquiries that will be necessary to properly investigate the matters raised by the Terms of Reference and the nature and scope of public hearings.
Before preparing your submission it is important that you carefully consider the Inquiry's Terms of Reference as they set the parameters of the Inquiry. Every part of your submission should be relevant to at least one of the Terms of Reference. You do not have to comment on every aspect of the Terms of Reference. Your submission is likely to be of most assistance to the Inquiry if it focuses on those issues raised by the Terms of Reference which are most closely related to your knowledge, experience and/or expertise.
To assist parties in the preparation of submissions, the Inquiry has released a paper outlining some preliminary issues and questions relating to its Terms of Reference. It is emphasised that the paper does not seek to limit or define matters that may be pertinent to the Inquiry.
Where possible documents that provide support for matters raised in your submission should be referred to or attached to your submission.
Issues Paper 
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Important: A cover sheet must accompany all submissions.
Cover Sheet for submissions [PDF, 36.7kb]
The cover sheet will require a ‘name for publication’ for your submission (unless anonymity has been requested). This can be an individual, group or organisation. This name will appear with your submission when it is published online.
The cover sheet will also ask you to provide contact details (your name, postal address, email address (if applicable) and an optional contact telephone number) should further information or clarification be required. These personal contact details (apart from the submitter’s name) will only be used for these purposes and will not be published. Please ensure that these contact details are not in your submission, unless you want these details published with your submission on the internet.
It is the Commissioner's preference that submissions to the Inquiry be placed on the public record. It is therefore intended that submissions will be published on this website as soon as possible after they are received and will therefore be available to the public. However, the Commissioner will allow information to be provided to him confidentially if there is a good reason for doing so (see the Confidentiality link for further information on this).
Except to the extent that obligations of confidentially apply, by lodging your submission, you irrevocably consent to the reproduction, publication and/or communication to the public of some or all of your submission by or on behalf of the Commissioner for purposes relating to the Inquiry or any official government purpose.Please ensure that your submission does not contain any third party material (material written by others) which you have not received permission to reproduce.
Submissions should not contain offensive language or remarks.
The Inquiry also reserves the right not to publish any submission, or part of a submission, which contains offensive language or potentially defamatory material, or which does not comply with these guidelines. It should not be presumed that submissions received after 22 December 2009 will be considered by the Inquiry.
Please limit email attachments to 10MB in size (total). Attachments should be in Microsoft Word (DOC), Rich Text Format (RTF) or Portable Document Format (PDF). Transmission by email is not a secure medium. If you have concerns about using this medium or if your submission is sensitive, please send your submission to the postal address below.
You may lodge your submission by email, facsimile or post.
The email address for submissions is: submissions@montarainquiry.gov.au.
Facsimiles can be sent to: 02 6290 8940.
Alternatively, you can post a submission to:
Montara Commission of Inquiry
GPO Box 890
CANBERRA ACT 2601
If you have questions about the Inquiry process, please call 02 6213 7777 or email enquiries@montarainquiry.gov.au
The Commissioner will allow information to be provided to him confidentially if there is a good reason for doing so. Accordingly, the cover sheet for submissions allows you to indicate if you want all, or part, of your submission to be treated as confidential or anonymous and the reasons for this.
The Commissioner is also prepared to hear from individuals who may have been involved in the Montara Field Development and who want to come forward and provide information to the Inquiry on a confidential basis. The provisions of the Royal Commission Act 1902 that, by virtue of s780E(1) of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Storage Act 2006, apply to the Inquiry include protections for witnesses and provisions enabling evidence to be provided in private or confidentially.
In appropriate circumstances the Commissioner is prepared to determine whether information can be provided to the Inquiry confidentially prior to such information being provided.
Submissions received by the Inquiry are being added to the Inquiry's website as they are processed and reviewed against the Inquiry's guidelines. The Inquiry would welcome any new or supplementary submissions that respond to a matter(s) raised by the submissions the Inquiry has received to date. Any person or organization wishing to make such a submission should refer to the requirements set out above.
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| 01 | Mr Scott Ryan |
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| 02 | Fire Fighting Technologies International Pty Ltd |
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| 03 | A number of similar submissions have been received proposing constraints on the expansion of the petroleum industry on the North-West shelf of Australia’s Kimberley region. These submissions can be found here. | |
| 04 | James Kesteven |
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| 05 | Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre | [PDF, 73kb] |
| 06 | Cape Conservation Group Inc | [PDF, 162kb] |
| 07 | Australian Marine Conservation Society | [PDF, 81kb] |
| 08 | APPEA Ltd | [PDF, 285kb] |
| 09 | Australian Conservation Foundation | [PDF, 461kb] |
| 10 | Name kept confidential (Professional Engineer) | [PDF, 6kb] |
| 11 | Brian Holland | [PDF, 14kb] |
| 12 | Senator Rachel Siewert | [PDF, 187kb] |
| 13 | Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (International) | [PDF, 52kb] |
| 14 | The Wilderness Society and Environs Kimberley Note: The report referenced on pp. 6-7 of the submission is sourced from: M. M. Gagnon (2009). 'Report on biopsy collections from specimens collected from the surrounds of the west atlas oil leak - fish specimens', Curtin University, Perth, WA. |
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| 15 | WWF-Australia | [PDF, 2637kb] |
| 16 | Australian Southern Blue Fin Tuna Industry Association Ltd (ASBTIA) | [PDF, 17kb] [PDF, 210kb] [PDF, 14kb]
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| 17 | National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority | [PDF, 11758kb] |
| 18 | Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts |
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| 19 | Western Australian Fishing Industry Council (WAFIC) | [PDF, 115kb] |
| 20 | Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) | [PDF, 1.42mb] |
| 21 | PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd |
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| 22 | Atlas Drilling (S) Pte Ltd | [PDF, 616kb] |
| 23 | Northern Territory Department of Resources PO Box 3000 Darwin NT 0801 |
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| 24 | Australian Maritime Safety Authority | [PDF, 326kb] |
| 25 | Kimberley Whale Watching | [PDF, 3mb] |
| 26 | Labrador Holdings WA Pty., Ltd. Trustee of the Well Planning Trust. ABN: 1520471325 Note: The Directors of Labrador Petro-Management Pty Ltd have asked the Inquiry to clarify that they have no association with Mr Wayne Needoba of Labrador Holdings WA Pty Ltd. |
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| 27 | Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers | [PDF, 254kb] |
| 28 | Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism | [PDF, 267kb] |
| 29 | Tim Kelly | [PDF, 73kb] |
| 30 | University of Western Australia | [PDF, 73kb] |
| 31 | Elmer P. Danenberger | [PDF, 222kb] |
| 32 | Colin Leach | [PDF, 25kb] |
| 33 | Senator Rachel Siewert Note: A report on the testing of the samples submitted by Senator Siewert and statutory declarations (English language versions) made in relation to the collection of these samples are accessible through these links. |
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