Standing Committee on Industry,
Science and Resources
Report
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Prelimary information (PDF)
Includes the terms the reference of the inquiry; membership of the Committee;
foreward to the report by the Committee Chair, the Hon Bruce Reid MP;
a list of abbreviations, glossary, conversion table and details on selected
petroleum fields.
Summary and recommendations (PDF)
Contains a summary of the report together with all the recommendations
with cross references to the paragraph numbers where the recommendations
are located in the body of the report. The first part of the paragraph
number indicates the chapter number.
Chapter 1 - Background (PDF)
Chapter 2 - Australian industry participation
in major projects (PDF)
What is local content?
Comparative data on platforms, LNG trains and FPSOs
Chapter 3 - Roles of government (PDF)
Federal and State legislation
Permits
Major projects facilitation
Industry assistance programs
Local content
Co-ordination
Chapter 4 - Factors affecting participation
(PDF)
Price, timeliness and quality
Communication
Specifications and standards
Design
Post - phase III opportunities
Employment
Industrial relations
Characteristics of local firms
Government activities
Overseas policies and practices
Chapter 5 - Trends (PDF)
Alliances and tendering
Australian companies as prime contractors
Changes in technology
Modularisation
Marine heavy engineering facility
Technology transfer
Export opportunities
Appendices (PDF)
Includes information about the conduct of the inquiry, submissions
and exhibits received by the Committee, names of witnesses who appeared
at public hearings and a summary of conclusions and recommendations
of the 1989 report on Australian industry participation in the North
West Shelf project together with a summary of the Government's response
to that report.
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