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9 Mar 2019

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OECD Watch

OECD Watch complaint leads to significant improvements at Australian NCP

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4 March 2019

Following two years of advocacy by Australian civil society and the 2017 filing by OECD Watch of the first-ever substantiated submission against the Australian National Contact Point (NCP), at the end of 2018, the Australian Treasury announced major reforms to the NCP. Most significantly, these include a commitment to establish a new Independent Examiner to investigate complaints made against companies under the OECD Guidelines, and the creation of a new Advisory Board which will include representation from civil society, trade unions and business as well as government.

While the reforms don't go as far as sought by OECD Watch and Australian civil society, they are an important first step towards addressing some of the Australian NCP's most significant past failings and ensuring a better non-judicial complaints system for communities negatively impacted by the activities of Australian multinationals.