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House Standing Committee on Primary Industries

24 June 2026

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Contents updated on 21 Oct 2026

The committee formally opens the hearing, records participant introductions, and establishes the inquiry focus on critical minerals, scrutinising claims of 16–17‑year project timelines and the specific contribution of EPBC approval stages.

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Opening of hearing and approval timeframes

27:08

Opening of hearing and member introductions

27:08

Chair: critical minerals urgency and 17‑year approval concern

29:16

Department: EPBC approval statistics and elapsed times

32:02

Chair’s concerns and EPBC reform package

34:01

Chair: duplication, risk understanding and relationship building

34:01

Department: EPBC reform package and streamlined assessments

36:40

Consultation processes, state bilaterals and US commitments

41:24

Consultation mechanisms and bilateral agreements with states

41:24

State cooperation, resourcing and identifying approval bottlenecks

44:33

US–Australia critical minerals framework and system blockages

45:54

Post‑division: status and timing of new bilateral agreements

54:29

Regulatory inconsistency, proponent capability and international practice

01:00:19

Regulatory inconsistency examples and proponent capability issues

01:00:19

International best practice and technology in environmental regulation

01:07:27

Indigenous heritage, landholder input and hearing close

01:10:25

Chair’s departure, ATSI heritage, and other regulatory regimes

01:10:25

Clarifying bilateral timelines and landholder influence on projects

01:13:45

Indigenous heritage risks, First Nations standard, US role and closing

01:16:10

House Standing Committee on Primary Industries

24 June 2026

House Standing Committee on Primary Industries Thu, 25 Jun 2026 Australian Parliament

27:08 - 27:38

Speaker 39

Thank you so much. I declare open this public hearing of the standing committee on primary industries inquiry into factors shaping social license and economic development outcomes in critical minerals projects across Australia. Acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands from which we meet today and pay respect to elders past and present of the indigenous peoples across Australia. This hearing will be audio broadcast and is the... And the transcript of proceedings will be published on the parliament's website.

I invite all members of the committee to introduce themselves commencing to my left.

27:38 - 27:42

Speaker 9

Jamie Shaffey, federal member for the Seat Of Parks and deputy chair of the committee.

27:43 - 27:48

Speaker 5

David Farley, a member for Farrah, new to the committee. Hello.

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