MINERALS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This submission is made by the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) to the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) in response to their Native Title Discussion Paper - Optimising Benefits from Native Title Agreements.

The MCA welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission, focussing on the opportunities and challenges to optimising benefits from Native Title Agreements to Indigenous Australians.

As more than 60% of minerals operations in Australia neighbor Indigenous communities, and being a recognised leader in the field of Indigenous employment and enterprise development, the industry is well placed to provide relevant, informed advice regarding opportunities to optimise benefits from Native Title Agreements.

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