Woodside Petroleum Ltd|Financial Statements 135

DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION

In accordance with a resolution of directors of Woodside Petroleum Ltd, we state that:

1. In the opinion of the directors:

(a) the ﬁnancial statements and notes thereto, and the disclosures included in the audited 2018 Remuneration Report, comply with

Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001;

(b) the ﬁnancial statements and notes thereto give a true and fair view of the ﬁnancial position of the Group as at 31 December 2018 and

of the performance of the Group for the ﬁnancial year ended 31 December 2018;

(c) the ﬁnancial statements and notes thereto also comply with International Financial Reporting Standards as disclosed in the ‘About

these statements’ section within the notes to the 2018 Financial Statements;

(d) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable;

and

(e) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the members of the Closed Group identiﬁed in Note E.9 will be able to meet any

obligations or liabilities which they are or may become subject to, by virtue of the Deed of Cross Guarantee.

2. This declaration has been made after receiving the declarations required to be made to the directors in accordance with section 295A of

the Corporations Act 2001 for the year ended 31 December 2018.

For and on behalf of the Board

R J Goyder, AO

Chairman

Perth, Western Australia

14 February 2019

P J Coleman

Chief Executive Ocer and Managing Director

Perth, Western Australia

14 February 2019