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The Right to Decide: Company commitments and community consent
Author:
Oxfam Australia, Corporate Analysis Enhanced Responsibility (CAER)
Dated:
May 2013
This report examines the publicly stated positions of Australian mining companies, and some Australian oil and gas companies, in relation to the rights of indigenous peoples to participate in decision-making that affects them...In particular we assess whether companies recognise the right of indigenous peoples to give or deny their Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)...[Very] few Australian companies respect the right of indigenous peoples to give or deny their FPIC...[Few] companies make any public commitment to respect either human rights or indigenous peoples’ rights...[10 recommendations include that Australian mining, oil and gas companies] Develop and implement an indigenous peoples’ rights policy that is based on the UNDRIP and IL0 169, and that is consistent with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights... [refers to cases involving PanAust, Kingsgate Consolidated, Rio Tinto Alcan (part of Rio Tinto), Origin Energy; policies of BHP
Billiton, Woodside Petroleum, Rio Tinto, OceanaGold. Also refers to Alacer Gold, Alumina Limited, Aquila Resources, Atlas Iron, Aurora Oil and Gas, Ausdrill, AWE Limited, Bathurst Resources, Beach Energy, Beadell Resources, Buru Energy, Coalspur Mines, Cudeco, Discovery Metals, Drillsearch Energy, Evolution Mining, Fortescue Metals, Gindalbie Metals, Gryphon Minerals, Iluka Resources, Independence Group NL, Karoon Gas Australia, Lynas, Maverick Drilling and Exploration, Medusa Mining, Mineral Resources Limited, Mirabela Nickel, Mount Gibson Iron, Newcrest Mining, Northern Star Resources, Oil Search, OZ Minerals, Paladin Energy, Perseus Mining, Regis Resources, Resolute Mining, Sandfire Resources, Santos Limited, Saracen Mineral Holdings, Senex Energy, Silver Lake Resources, St Barbara Limited, Sundance Resources, Troy Resources, Western Areas Limited, Whitehaven Coal]
