Aboriginal Social Impact Assessment Report

1 September 2010 Kimberley Land Council KIMBERLEY LNG PRECINCT STRATEGIC ASSESSMENTINDIGENOUS IMPACTS Report VOLUME 3 Aboriginal Social Impact Assessment ReportKimberley LNG Precinct Strategic AssessmentIndigenous Impacts Report Volume 3 Aboriginal Social Impact Assessment REPORTK imberley Land Council September 2010 AUTHORSHIP: This Report has been prepared for the Kimberley Land Council by Kitty Kahn and Ciaran O Faircheallaigh, with the assistance of Divina D Anna and Laurie McKenzie. Justine Twomey contributed to the drafting of recommendations contained in Chapter : The authors wish to express their sincere appreciation to the many Aboriginal people who participated in the Aboriginal Social Impact Assessment (ASIA).

2 They are also grateful to the numerous Indigenous and other organisations that contributed information for the PHOTOS: From top left: ASIA native title claim group meeting, September 2009; Aboriginal workers refuel helicopter supporting offshore gas facilities at Djarindjin airport; ASIA small group discussions, November 2009; Pilbara LNG facility (photo courtesy of Woodside); James Price Point, proposed Kimberley LNG Precinct site; James Price photo by Peta design by Hands On Publications 2010 Kimberley Land Council and Griffith UniversityKIMBERLEY LAND COUNCIL MAIN OFFICE 36 Pembroke Rd, Broome WA 6725, PO Box 2145t: (08) 9194 0100 | f: (08) 9193 6279 | e: ..7 PREFACE Scope and Purpose of the Aboriginal Social Impact Assessment Report .

3 9 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY and Impact /Risk/Management Matrix .. 10 CHAPTER 1: Aims, Approach, Methodology, Report Structure .. Introduction .. Approach and methodology .. Structure of the ASIA Report .. 40 CHAPTER 2: Existing Cultural, Economic and Social Conditions for Indigenous People in the Area of Impact .. Introduction .. Indigenous society and culture in the Area of Impact .. Baseline data and organisational and community profiles .. Introduction .. Population by age group and gender .. Education levels and qualifications .. Labour force status, occupation and sector of employment .. Average incomes .. Housing tenure and occupancy .. Health status and access to health services .. Criminal justice system.

4 Culture and cultural practices .. Customary uses of wildlife resources .. Cost of living .. Organisational landscape .. Community profiles ..88 Beagle Bay ..89 One Arm Point .. 95 Djarindjin .. 102 Lombadina .. Outstations on Jabirr Jabirr land .. Conclusion .. 1154 KIMBERLEY LAND COUNCIL Aboriginal Social Impact Assessment CHAPTER 3: The LNG Precinct and Indigenous People: Sources of Impacts and Opportunities .. The Proposed LNG Precinct at James Price Point .. Location and area of the LNG Precinct .. Industrial activity, facilities and infrastructure .. The LNG Precinct workforce .. Time frame for the development .. Impacts of large-scale resource development on Indigenous peoples .. The Australian and international experience.

5 Resource development: the Kimberley experience .. Indigenous understandings of sources of Impact : The site selection process and the Traditional Owner Task Force, 2007 2008 .. Cultural and Social values and impacts .. Regional impacts .. Lack of information .. Long lead times to deal with impacts .. Governance and benefits management .. Environmental impacts .. Impacts on wild resources and access to country .. Impact on economic alternatives and way of life .. Social impacts .. Indigenous understandings of sources of Impact : The KLC ASIA .. The Strategic Assessment and related negotiation processes .. Environmental impacts and conservation .. Social impacts of increased population in Broome.

6 Housing and the cost of living .. Employment and enterprise development .. Education and training .. Health and well-being .. Youth .. Service delivery and infrastructure .. Impact on land tenure .. Culture and heritage .. Negative impacts on Indigenous tourism ventures .. Social conflict around gas development .. Indigenous perspectives on potential opportunities associated with an LNG Precinct .. Participation in environmental management and conservation activities .. Education and training .. Employment and Business Enterprises .. Social benefits .. Youth .. Service delivery and infrastructure .. Heritage and Culture .. Conclusion ..1734 KIMBERLEY LAND COUNCIL Aboriginal Social Impact Assessment 55 CHAPTER 4: Minimising Indigenous Impacts and Maximising Indigenous Benefits from an LNG Precinct.

7 Introduction .. Management of impacts from large-scale resource development: international and Australian experience .. Existing or emerging management responses: The LNG Precinct Heads of Agreement, Heritage Protection Agreement and proposed Indigenous Land Use Agreement .. The LNG Precinct HoA .. The Heritage Protection Agreement .. Recommendations .. Capacity of key actors to address Indigenous issues and impacts .. Ongoing Social Impact monitoring and management: proposal to establish an LNG Precinct Indigenous Social Impact Monitoring and Management Board .. Survey of Indigenous households in the Area of Impact .. Use of wild resources .. Management of environmental The Strategic Assessment and related negotiation processes.

8 Social impacts of increased population growth in Broome .. Social Impact of FIFO or long work STIs and inappropriate sexual relations .. Housing and the cost of living .. Education and training .. Employment .. Enterprise development .. Health and well-being .. Youth .. Impact on land tenure .. Culture and heritage .. Negative impacts on Indigenous tourism ventures .. Social conflict around LNG development .. Broader issues regarding government policy and services ..207 CHAPTER 5: Matrix of Impacts, Risks and Recommended Management Arrangements .. Rationale and Construction of Matrix .. 210 REFERENCES ..222 APPENDICES ..2295 CHAPTER 1 Aims, Approach, Methodology, Report StructureAppendix 1 Commonwealth State Strategic Assessment Agreement.

9 230 Appendix 2 KLC ASIA Proposed James Price Point Gas Precinct Terms of Reference .. 249 Appendix 3 KLC ASIA Fact Sheet 1: Initial Information on the Proposed LNG ( Gas ) Precinct .. 255 Appendix 4 KLC ASIA Fact Sheet 2: Gas Precinct Heads of Agreement .. 261 Appendix 5 KLC ASIA Fact Sheet 3: Site Selection, Approvals Process, Government Assessment and ASIA ..268 Appendix 6 KLC ASIA Fact Sheet 4: Baseline Study .. 277 Appendix 7 ASIA Native Title Claim Group and Community Meetings 2009 2010 .. 281 Appendix 8 Organizations Contacted by the ASIA ..282 Appendix 9 Indigenous Household Survey Questionnaire .. 285 Appendix 10 Indigenous People s Customary Use of Wild Resources.

10 3286 KIMBERLEY LAND COUNCIL Aboriginal Social Impact Assessment TABLES, FIGURES AND MAPT able Estimated Resident Indigenous Population, Broome, 2006, by Age and 51 Table Estimated Resident Indigenous Population, Dampier Peninsula, 2006, by Age and Gender .. 51 Table Indigenous Population Projections Broome SLA 2006 2021 .. 52 Table Highest Year of School Completed, Broome and Dampier Peninsula, 2006 .. 52 Table Percentage of Students Achieving the Minimum NAPLAN Band Score for Literacy and Numeracy .. 56 Table Post-School Qualifications, Broome and Dampier Peninsula, 2006 .. 60 Table Enrolments at Notre Dame University Broome Campus Semester 2, 2009 .. 61 Table Indigenous Students from Broome and the Dampier Peninsula who Completed VET Courses in 2008.