Documents from the proceedings

Hearings for the Montara Commission of Inquiry were held from 15 March to 16 April 2010. Submissions made to the Inquiry and transcripts of the daily hearings are posted below.

Submissions

The Montara Commission of Inquiry (the Inquiry) sought submissions from all parties interested in the Terms of Reference.
To assist parties in the preparation of submissions, the Inquiry released a paper outlining some preliminary issues and questions relating to its Terms of Reference. The paper did not seek to limit or define matters that might have been pertinent to the Inquiry.

Issues paper

Collapsed - List of submissions

No.	Submission
01	Mr Scott Ryan
02	Fire Fighting Technologies International Pty Ltd Attachment 1 Attachment 2
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.
04	James Kesteven
05	Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre
06	Cape Conservation Group Inc
07	Australian Marine Conservation Society
08	APPEA Ltd
09	Australian Conservation Foundation
10	Name kept confidential (Professional Engineer)
11	Brian Holland
12	Senator Rachel Siewert
13	Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (International)
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.
15	WWF-Australia
16	Australian Southern Blue Fin Tuna Industry Association Ltd (ASBTIA) Maps References
17	National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority
18	Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts Attachment A Attachment B Attachment C Attachment D Attachment E Attachment F Attachment G Attachment H Attachment I Attachment J Attachment K Attachment L Attachment M Attachment N Attachment O
19	Western Australian Fishing Industry Council (WAFIC)
20	Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
21	PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd Glossary of terms Terms of Reference 1 Terms of Reference 4 Terms of Reference 5 Terms of Reference 6 Terms of Reference 7 Terms of Reference 7 Annex A Terms of Reference 8 Terms of Reference 9
22	Atlas Drilling (S) Pte Ltd
23	Northern Territory Department of Resources PO Box 3000 Darwin NT 0801 Attachment 1 Attachment 2
24	Australian Maritime Safety Authority
25	Kimberley Whale Watching
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. Further submission Information 1 Information 2 Information 3 Additional Information
27	Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers
28	Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
29	Tim Kelly
30	University of Western Australia
31	Elmer P. Danenberger
32	Colin Leach
33	Senator Rachel Siewert Note: A report on the testing of the samples submitted by Senator Siewert and statutory declarations (English language versios) made in relation to the collection of these samples are accessible through these links. Sample analysis Statutory declaration
34	Department of Transport WA
35	Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts Attachment A Attachment C Attachment D
36	Tina Hunter, Bond University
37	WWF-Australia Analysis (oil spill response) Biodiversity survey
38	West Timor Care Foundation (Yayasan Peduli Timor Barat)

Transcripts

Transcripts from hearings for the Montara Commission of Inquiry held in 2010.

Collapsed - Transcripts from hearings

March 2010

April 2010

Transcripts of proceedings may on occasion contain minor typographical errors. Where these have been identified, they have been noted and recorded in the following document.

Typographical errors

Exhibits

Documents exhibited within the public hearings for the Montara Commission of Inquiry.

Annexure A Documents

Documents referred to in the Inquiry’s Report.

Collapsed - Annexure A Documents

No.	Document title	Document date	Document ID
Documents referred to in the Inquiry’s Report
1	Advice from Geoscience Australia (GA) to RET	24 August 2009	RET.0017.0001.0497
2	Schlumberger Montara H1 ST1 End of Well Report	Undated	SCD.0001.0021.2100
4	Letter from solicitor for Halliburton to Solicitor Assisting the Inquiry (Note: Document 4 is the same as document 46)	28 May 2010	n/a
5	PTTEPAA Response to Seadrill investigation report	10 March 2010	n/a
6	Letter from Vic DPI to the Inquiry	15 March 2010	n/a
7	Trueman proof of evidence	Undated	PRF.6010.0001.0003
8	West Atlas Short Report	20 August 2009	SEA.002.009.4412
9	Letter from solicitors for PTTEPAA to the Inquiry	26 May 2019	n/a
10	Atlas/Seadrill Well Control Manual	26 June 2006	SEA.009.001 .0743
11	Letter from PTTEPAA to NOPSA	26 February 2009	NOP.9000.0011.0321
13	Email from NT DoR to AMSA	22 August 2009	NTG.0001.0001.0249
14	AMSA Sitrep 9am (sic) Friday (page 1 only)	21 August 2009	DEW.9000.0022.0300
15	Prohibition Notice 0221	22 August 2009	NOP.9000.0016.0014
16	Prohibition Notice 0222	22 August 2009	NOP.9000.0016.0116
17	Letter from Millar to NOPSA	1 October 2009	SEA.003.012.4038
18	Letter from NOPSA to the Inquiry	20 April 2010	COR.0001.0005.0001
19	Letter from Jacob to NOPSA	31 August 2009	NOP.9000.0016.0133
20	Letter from Jacob to NT DoR	2 September 2009	GEO.0002.0001.0529
21	Letter from NOPSA (Schubach) to Jacob	11 September 2009	PTT.9003.0029.0247
22	Letter from NOPSA (Dunster) to Jacob	11 September 2009	PTT.9003.0029.0255
24	Alert Well Control Executive Briefing Montara H1 ST-1 Well Control Operations Revision	August 2009	PTT.9002.0001.0175
25	Letter from NOPSA to the Inquiry	24 May 2010	n/a
26	Email from GA to RET	26 August 2009	GEO.0001.0001.0120
27	Email from Duncan to PTTEPAA Executive	22 August 2009	PTT.9002.0005.0007
28	Email from NT DoR to GA	9 September 2009	RET.0010.0001.1549
29	Email from Jacob entitled Montara H1 Update	2 December 2009	DEW.9001.0024.0219
30	Letter from Jacob to NOPSA (Dunster)	21 September 2009	NOP.9000.0011.0399
31	Email from Collins to Noonan	23 December 2009	PTT.9002.0008.0249
32	DEWHA review of NEBA advice	29 September 2009	DEW.9001.0012.0392
Submission
35	AMSA response to draft findings	24 May 2010	n/a
36	Atlas comments on responses to draft findings	27 May 2010	n/a
37	Atlas response to draft findings regulatory	24 May 2010	n/a
38	Atlas response to draft findings circumstances and cause	18 May 2010	n/a
39	Atlas submissions following hearing (incorrectly dated 23 April 2010 in Annexure A)	22 April 2010	n/a
40	Montara Report Comments - Craig Duncan (attaching email entitled 'RE Working with Coogee') (Note: Document 40 comprises 2 separate pdf files	18 May 2019	n/a
41	DEWHA comments on responses to draft findings	28 May 2010	n/a
42	DEWHA response to draft findings	24 May 2010	n/a
43	Halliburton response to draft findings	13 May 2010	n/a
44	Doeg response to draft findings	14 May 2010	n/a
45	Halliburton comments on responses to draft findings	25 May 2010	n/a
46	Halliburton comments on PTTEPAA response (Note: Document 46 is the same as document 4)	28 May 2010	n/a
47	Northern Territory response to draft findings regulatory	27 May 2010	n/a
48	O'Shea response to draft findings	21 May 2010	n/a
49	PTTEPAA comments on responses to draft findings	27 May 2010	n/a
50	PTTEPAA comments on responses to draft findings circumstances and causes (Note: Document 50 is the same as document 9)	26 May 2010	n/a
54	PTTEPAA response to draft findings on regulatory regime (Note: Document 54 has been redacted)	24 May 2010	n/a
55	Breadmore response to draft findings on performance of PTTEPAA	24 May 2010	n/a
56	RET response to draft findings on environment	24 May 2010	n/a
57	RET response to draft findings regulatory regime	24 May 2010	n/a
58	Treasure response to draft findings on circumstances and cause	18 May 2010	n/a
59	Wilson response to draft findings on circumstances and cause	17 May 2010	n/a
60	WWF-Harvey Report final draft	2 June 2010	n/a
61	PTTEPAA response to WWF-Harvey Report	8 June 2010	n/a
62	Atlas response to WWF-Harvey Report	8 June 2010	n/a
63	NOPSA response to WWF-Harvey Report	9 June 2010	n/a
64	PTTEPAA industry recommendations	3 June 2010	n/a
65	Letter from CEO of PTTEPAA enclosing: (a) Annexure A - Montara Action Plan; and (b) Exhibits A-D (Note: Document 65 comprises 6 separate pdf files) Appendix A - Montara Action Plan Exhibit A Exhibit B Exhibit C Exhibit D Letter from CEO	25 May 2010	n/a