The Guarantee of Origin scheme matters because it gives Traditional Owners and First Nations groups a new set of tools to hold developers accountable and to leverage an emerging policy framework for lasting value.
First Nations and Traditional Owners can use the GO Scheme in practice for:
- Leverage in negotiations and an insight into the values of developers
- Pathways to ownership
- Recognition for consent and partnerships
- Economic growth and procurement
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Employment, heritage and benefit-sharing.