Agreement-Making in Australia
Summary Information on a Selection of Native Title and Other Agreements
In 2001 Rhonda Kelly and Ciaran O'Faircheallaigh were commissioned by HREOC to undertake a report on Corporate Social Responsibility, Agreement Making and native title in Australia. This Report includes a substantial amount of information on a range of agreements from different parts of Australia and one agreement from Canada. Some of that information is confidential.
To facilitate discussion at the Alice Springs Forum, Rhonda and Ciaran have compiled the attached documents which provides a summary of the background to each agreement and the issues it covers, but do so in a way which maintains confidentiality.
For each agreement background, information is provided on consultations, representation, resourcing, government involvement and whether or not there was a legal requirement for the company involved to undertake negotiations with Indigenous interests.
Information is also provided on the major components of the agreement, in relation to financial payments, whether or not provision is made for a trust to manage funds, employment and training, business development, cultural heritage protection, environmental management, project monitoring and implementation and land title.
- HREOC/Griffith Study: Overview of Agreements in PDF format
A separate table attempts a briefer overall summary by simply indicating whether specific issues are or are not addressed in each agreement.
