Future Gas Draft Work Bid Guidelines Submission April 2025

The submission outlines how FPIC aligns with Australia’s obligations under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and established government policy. It details the necessary elements of FPIC—prior consultation, full information disclosure, ongoing engagement, adequate resourcing for Traditional Owner participation, and genuinely free consent—and urges the Government to embed these requirements in the final guidelines to ensure proper recognition of Traditional Owners’ rights and responsibilities over Sea Country.