Within the Land Access Portfolio CME is focused on the following strategies to deliver the industry's vision:
- Natural Resources – Industry has a full understanding of the resource base in WA
- Natural Resources – More efficient government processes for obtaining access to land for exploration, development and infrastructure purposes
- Natural Resources – Efficient and effective heritage and native title frameworks
- Natural Resources – Enhanced opportunities for integrated land use arrangements
- Infrastructure and Planning – Legislation is enacted which formalises risk management principles
- Infrastructure and Planning – Government processes are streamlined, transparent and simplified, reducing regulatory burden
- Infrastructure and Planning – Highly competent and responsive government agencies
- Government policy increases the attractiveness of WA a destination for investment
- Innovation – Industry wide commitment to shared research and development collaboration
- Innovation – Innovation within the industry attracts the best researchers and students
Projects and Issues
- Full understanding of the resource base
- Mining Act amendments
- Regional standard heritage agreements
- Local and Federal heritage Acts
- Native Title Act amendments
- Kimberley National Heritage listing
- Codes of Conduct
Committee
The Land Access Committee is tasked with leading policy development on such issues as exploration, project approvals, heritage and native title, and land use arrangements.
The Land Access Committee is chaired by Mr Al Coutts of Xstrata Nickel.
CME is represented by the Chair of Land Access on the Department of Mines and Petroleum Mining Industry Liaison Committee (MILC).