by Joe Fardin | Apr 24, 2020 | Governance & Regulation, Joe Fardin, Mining & Energy
Journal article examining how the social licence to operate (SLO) concept operates in practice in the context of mining Western Australia, in comparison to legal and political licences. Abstract: Despite growing prominence of the social licence to operate concept in...
by John Southalan | Mar 24, 2020 | Governance & Regulation, John Southalan, Mining & Energy
International legal developments have increasing relevance for mining operations and mining law. While regulation of the soil and its resources remains quintessentially domestic law, broader responsibilities for business and its value chains involves law beyond WA’s...
by John Southalan | Nov 7, 2019 | Environment, Governance & Regulation, Human Rights, Joe Fardin, John Southalan, Land Access, Mining & Energy, Native Title, Aboriginal Land & Communities
Members of Resources Law Network provided a submission to the Productivity Commission inquiry into Resources Sector Regulation. The submission identified issues regarding best-practice arrangements and urged a broadening scope of study. The full Resources Law Network...
by John Southalan | Oct 24, 2019 | Governance & Regulation, John Southalan
MBA thesis (2010) on the implications of sustainable development for non-profit bodies. The management of many firms has changed in response to sustainable development’s integration of social, economic and environmental perspectives, putting increased emphasis...
by John Southalan | Oct 16, 2019 | Environment, Governance & Regulation, John Southalan, Mining & Energy, Uncategorized
Three publications were issued in 2018 about the regulation and future of the extractives sector, by the Western Australian and Commonwealth Governments. This article summarises the contents of these documents and examines implications. These include the advances made...
by John Southalan | Apr 13, 2019 | Governance & Regulation, Human Rights, John Southalan, Native Title, Aboriginal Land & Communities
This paper outlines the current state of free prior informed consent (FPIC) at the international level, examines some common difficulties, and then describes Australian domestic law regarding these issues. FPIC is frequently cited as a legal standard for the...
