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YMAC best practice Standards

Standard-2

Share information that is clear, accurate, accessible, and timely

How to implement this Standard

Key elements

  • Consent is ongoing and must be achieved prior to a project start and continue to be sought over the project lifecycle, particularly when new information comes to light.
  • Provide timely, accurate, understandable information, including full disclosure of all available options, about the nature, design, construction, impact, and ongoing life of projects on Country to the Prescribed Body Corporate (PBC) throughout the project. This enables decision-making and prevents delays.
  • The timing and method of consent timeframes and signoffs must be culturally appropriate. PBCs must be allowed the necessary time to undertake their own decision-making processes that abide by the traditional Lore and customs of an affected native title group.
  • Proponents must be open and responsive to reasonable community requests at all stages and include transparent processes for community feedback/concerns to be received and acted upon in a timely way.
  • Free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) does not necessarily require 100% agreement and may be achieved even when individuals or groups within the community explicitly disagree, provided relevant cultural authority protocols are implemented.
  • Activity associated with any decision made, particularly on Country, cannot progress in any way without express consent.
  • Comprehensive agreements can take several years to negotiate and should include processes for dealing with new information, including about the significance of Aboriginal cultural heritage sites or any associated knowledge that has the potential to change consent.
  • Due diligence on agreements should be undertaken by expert advisers before they are finalised, to ensure they reflect best practice terms and conditions. Regular reviews at agreed intervals built into an agreement will ensure an accurate reflection of the balance between cultural heritage protection, protection of Country, and economic and social benefits over the lifetime of the project.
  • PBCs must share information with their Common Law Holders to keep them informed about project progress, support FPIC throughout the process, and minimise decision-making delays.
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