Mining project approval delays will be the target of a one-year Productivity Commission review looking at how to streamline regulation across Australia's resources sector.
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The commission will examine best-practice examples of regulation that reduces unnecessary costs for business, while maintaining sound oversight.
In a joint statement with Resources Minister Matt Canavan and Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister Ben Morton, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said improving the efficiency of environmental approvals was key.
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"All Australians have a stake in the resources sector and the benefits must be shared fairly," they said.
"It has become harder than ever to get new resources projects off the ground, restricting the sector's future expansion and costing jobs right across Australia."
Major delays to projects like Adani's Carmichael coal mine, which took nine years to get final approval, will be in the study's crosshairs.
A statutory review of the national environmental protection law is also due to kick off in October.
"The aim is to ensure that resources projects are transparently and efficiently assessed, while upholding robust environmental standards," the ministers said on Monday.
The Productivity Commission study will examine community engagement practices, including land-access, and benefit-sharing practices by industry, governments and other bodies.
Australian Associated Press
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