South Australian Minerals & Petroleum Expert Group

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Derek Carter from SAMPEG speaks at Paydirt Uranium Conference 2013 in Adelaide, South Australia

The South Australian Minerals and Petroleum Expert Group (SAMPEG) was first created by the Government of South Australia in 2004. Appointments were made by Premier Mike Rann under Theme 8 of the PACE (Program for Accelerated Exploration) initiative, with the aim of addressing historical perceptions of South Australia's poor mineral and petroleum prospectivity. Appointed members include high-profile national and international leaders in the resource sector. SAMPEG promotes the message that South Australia’s resources potential is under-explored and that the State Government "is willing to back investors in the resources sector, in a strategic, tangible and substantial way, including subsidised drilling and new, free, pre-competitive data." [1]

Government of South Australia state government of South Australia

The Government of South Australia, also referred to as the South Australian Government, is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of South Australia. The Government of South Australia, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, was formed in 1856 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended from time to time. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, South Australia has been a state of the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Constitution of Australia regulates its relationship with the Commonwealth. Under the Australian Constitution, South Australia ceded legislative and judicial supremacy to the Commonwealth, but retained powers in all matters not in conflict with the Commonwealth.

Mike Rann Australian politician

Michael David Rann,, is an Australian former politician who was the 44th Premier of South Australia from 2002 to 2011. He accepted a professorship at Flinders University and a visiting fellowship at University of Auckland in 2012, was Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2014, and was Australia's Ambassador to Italy, Albania, Libya and San Marino and as Australia's Permanent Representative to the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Programme from 2014 to 2016. Among several other honours, Rann was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in the 2016 Australia Day Honours.

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SAMPEG members also address public perception of the sector by informing the public of improving performance in environmental management, good governance and engagement with local and indigenous communities. This group replaced the original PACE proposal to appoint a single Ambassador. The group currently includes 16 members. [1]

Membership

As of 2014, SAMPEG membership includes the following persons: [2]

Owen Hegarty is an Australian mining professional with over forty years experience in the industry. Hegarty worked with the Rio Tinto Group for 24 years, where he held positions of Managing Director Asia and Managing Director of the group's copper and gold business. He founded the Oxiana Ltd Group which grew from a small exploration company into a multi-billion dollar base and precious metals producer, developer and explorer. Oxiana merged with Zinifex Limited to form OZ Minerals in 2008. Hegarty's commentary on the resources sector has been published in various news media including The Age, The Australian, The Australian Financial Review, Jakarta Post, South China Morning Post, Wall Street Journal and other industry-specific publications.

Dr Ian Geoffrey Gould is a former Chancellor of the University of South Australia (2008–2015) and former Managing Director (Australia) of Rio Tinto Group. Gould is considered to be one of South Australia's most influential people.

Robert James Champion de Crespigny, AC is a multi-millionaire Australian businessman and founder of Normandy Mining Limited. In 2004 his personal wealth was approximately $170 million. He has held numerous influential positions in corporate and public life, including serving as chancellor of the University of Adelaide (2000-2004) and chair of the South Australian Economic Development Board (2002-2006). As of 2014, he continues to advise the Government of South Australia through his role on the South Australian Minerals & Petroleum Expert Group (SAMPEG) for the Department of State Development. He currently resides in the United Kingdom.

The original Chair of SAMPEG was Robert J Champion de Crespigny AC. This position was passed to Ian Gould following de Crespigny's relocation to the United Kingdom in 2006.

Objectives

SAMPEG's objectives include: [1]

Achievements 2004-2009

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Paul Holloway is an Australian politician who represented the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party in the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Mitchell from 1989 to 1993, and in the South Australian Legislative Council from 1995 to 2011.

The Chair of SAMPEG, Dr Ian Gould, was appointed to the Economic Development Board and to Chancellor of the University of South Australia in 2008. SAMPEG Chair and various members held regular briefings as required with Premier Mike Rann and Minister Paul Holloway. SAMPEG claims to have been largely responsible for the record increase in exploration expenditure in South Australia during this period by its promotion of the state's prospectivity. The group has also been responsible for facilitating a number of joint venture deals and new entrants to South Australia following promotional activities. [1]

Economic Development Board (South Australia) advisory board in Australia

The Economic Development Board was established in 2002 to function as an independent advisory body to the Government of South Australia on economic development issues in South Australia. The board received an "overhaul" in May 2014, with the replacement of half of its twelve-person membership. The EDB was formed by former premier Mike Rann to improve SA's business outlook, and is considered to be the state’s "highest-powered" advisory group. Current Chair, Raymond Spencer described one aspect of the reshuffle as creating "a direct linkage into the Premier which will ensure our work can be accelerated and prioritised." Premier Jay Weatherill has commended the board for "supporting South Australia’s growth sectors - specifically unconventional gas, education and agricultural areas."

University of South Australia public university in South Australia

The University of South Australia (UniSA) is a public research university in the Australian state of South Australia. It is a founding member of the Australian Technology Network of universities, and is the largest university in South Australia with almost 32,000 students.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "South Australian Minerals & Petroleum Expert Group (SAMPEG)". Department of State Development. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  2. ↑ "About the SAMPEG Members". Department of State Development. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
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