Free prior informed consent (FPIC) is frequently cited as a legal standard for the development of extractives projects which impact Indigenous groups. The basic concept is that mining impacts should not occur without the group’s FPIC, but that simplicity hides domestic complexity.
This paper outlines the current state of FPIC at the international level, examines some common difficulties, and then describes Australian domestic law regarding these issues.
Author: John Southalan, “The FPIC Fixation: Indigenous - Mining Law, Internationally and Australia”, International Mining and Oil & Gas Law, Development, and Investment 22A-1 (Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, 2019)
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