Overview
The Australian Government established Community Benefit Principles as part of the Future Made in Australia agenda. The principles ensure that the government’s Future Made in Australia investment, and the private sector investment it attracts, benefits local workers, businesses and communities.
We want to hear your views on draft public guidance showing how the principles can be applied in practice. We also want to give you an opportunity to help shape their implementation.
This will ensure that Future Made in Australia investment creates shared value across the economy. The guidance is also relevant to companies seeking to claim Future Made in Australia production tax incentives for critical minerals and hydrogen.
We welcome feedback from everyone, including:
community groups
governments
regulators
project proponents.
Consultation documents
The consultation cover note has an overview and consultation questions for you to consider. The public guidance document has detailed information on our proposed implementation of the principles.
Future Made in Australia Community Benefit Principles consultation cover note [238KB PDF] [155KB DOCX]
Future Made in Australia Community Benefit Principles public guidance [612KB PDF] [2.3MB DOCX]
Webinars
Pre-recorded webinar
We will post a pre-recorded webinar on the Community Benefit Principles consultation, which covers scope, Future Made in Australia agenda, tax incentives and the feedback process.
Live webinars
We’re hosting a series of live webinars in January to provide more detailed information on the specific principles and give you the opportunity to ask questions. We will publish the recordings.
We invite you to register for one or more of the webinars. We will provide registration links soon:
Community Benefit Principles 1 and 2: Tuesday 13 January 2026, 2-3 pm AEDT
Community Benefit Principles 3 and 4: Wednesday 14 January 2026, 2-3 pm AEDT
Community Benefit Principles 5 and 6: Thursday 15 January 2026, 2-3 pm AEDT.
Please note that if you want to attend more than one webinar, you will need to register separately for each one. You will be asked to provide your information as part of the registration process.
Roundtables
We’re hosting 2 virtual roundtable sessions on:
Monday 19 January 2026
Tuesday 20 January 2026
This will allow you to provide direct feedback and take part in cross-stakeholder discussions.
There will be a maximum of 15 participants per session. We will publish a summary of the roundtable sessions.
We will select roundtable participants from the expressions of interest to ensure a cross-section of stakeholders. Participants may also be invited to attend bilateral or multilateral meetings to discuss detailed or sensitive issues.
Expressions of interest close at 5 pm AEDT on 12 January 2026.
