Table of acronyms
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ALRA
Aboriginal Land Rights (NT) Act (ALRA)
CERD
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
CESCR
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
ERA
Energy Resources Australia
FPIC
Free Prior and Informed Consent
GEMCO
Groote Eylandt Mining Company Pty Ltd
FTAA
Financial and Technical Assistance Agreement
GPS
Global Positioning System
HRC
Human Rights Committee
ICMM
International Council on Mining and Metals
ICESCR
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
ICCPR
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
ICERD
International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial
Discrimination
IFC
International Finance Corporation
ILO
International Labour Organization
IPRA
Indigenous Peoples Rights Act
KI
Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug
LKDFN
Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation
MRM
McArther River Mine
NCIP
National Commission on Indigenous Peoples
NCP
National Contact Point
NGO
Non-Governmental Organisation
OECD
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OTML
Ok Tedi Mining Ltd Capacity
SMI
Sagittarius Mines, Inc
TRTFN
Taku River Tlingit First Nation
UN
United Nations
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
TVIRD
TVI Resources Development Inc.
WMC
Western Mining Corporation
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