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Corruption risks: Mining approvals in Australia

Our comprehensive report documents the system of checks and balances that require transparency and accountability in the exploration license, and mining lease, approvals regime in Queensland and Western Australia.

If corruption risks are identified and acted upon before mining activities get underway, better outcomes for impacted communities, the natural environment and all citizens, can be achieved.

This report is an essential resource for government, industry, civil society, and the public – those with an interest in ensuring mining contributes to economic, social, and environmental prosperity.

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Guide: When mining gets the green light

Before a mining company is given an approval to mine, it must conduct a thorough assessment of the proposed project’s environmental and social impact. The environmental impact statement is crucial for governments to decide whether to give a mining project the green light and how to protect the environment and communities from any harm that project may cause.

This guide examines why we need to strengthen the EIS process and how a certification scheme can be of benefit. It also sets out the foundational elements of a certification scheme, the regulatory changes needed to introduce a certification requirement and what industry can do in the absence of a mandated requirement to use certified environmental and social impact assessors.

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Environmental impact statement process

The coordinated project process is an efficient way to coordinate whole-of-government approval processes. However, the broad discretionary decision-making powers available to the Coordinator-General in Queensland to facilitate state development can also create risks if those powers are not exercised in a highly transparent and accountable manner.

We have developed a ‘map’ to identify points within the environmental impact assessment process for coordinated projects where transparency and public accountability need to be strengthened.

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