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 [167KB PDF] [153KB DOCX]

Future Made in Australia Community Benefit Principles public guidance [612KB PDF] [2.3MB DOCX]

Webinars

Pre-recorded webinar

Watch our presentation on the Community Benefit Principles consultation. It covers scope, the Future Made in Australia agenda, tax incentives and the feedback process.

Live webinars

We hosted a series of live webinars in January to provide more detailed information on the specific principles and offer participants the opportunity to ask questions.

Watch the webinar recordings:

Roundtables

We hosted 2 virtual roundtable sessions in January to allow participants the opportunity to provide direct feedback and take part in cross-stakeholder discussions.

Timeline

  • Opened
    open
    19 December 2025
  • Closes
    pending
    2 February 2026
Contact
Community Benefit Principles