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Report

13 Dec 2017

Author:
Independent reviewer, Alex Newton

Australia: Report summarising findings of OECD National Contact Point independent review is published

The Australian Government has various legally binding commitments...relating to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (Guidelines).

...the Australian National Contact Point (ANCP) is falling short of fulfilling these commitments and, across a range of indicators, is ranked among the poorest performing National Contact Points (NCPs) internationally.

...the Independent Review has evaluated the effectiveness of the current ANCP structure against thirteen criteria, including the OECD’s core criteria of visibility, accessibility, transparency and accountability; and the guiding principles for specific instances (that NCPs will deal with complaints in a way that is impartial, predictable, equitable and compatible with the principles and standards of the Guidelines). Against each of these criteria – and five other criteria determined by the Independent Review to be key indicators of effectiveness – the ANCP is significantly lacking...