Text Box 5.4: Significant inquiries and reports relevant to land justice and cultural heritage since 2016 (cont.) Rio Tinto, Communities and Social Performance Commitments Disclosure (October 2022): following Rio Tinto’s destruction of the Juukan Gorge rock shelters in 2020, this Report shares Rio’s progress on the actions taken to improve Rio’s cultural heritage approach and Indigenous participation and leadership. Parliament of Australia, Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, Inquiry into the application of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Australia, Report (Nov 2023): this Inquiry was essentially the continuation of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee Inquiry (mentioned above) which was interrupted by the 2022 federal election. The Joint Standing Committee adopted the terms of reference and all submissions to the Senate Committee Inquiry were made available to the Joint Standing Committee. In addition, the Joint Standing Committee received 50 submissions and 11 supplementary submissions, and conducted seven public hearings. This Joint Standing Committee report is an important piece of work capturing the history of the fight for human rights by First Nations Australians since colonisation, including the development of UNDRIP – and Australia’s 2007 opposition and then 2009 endorsement of it. The Joint Standing Committee report also outlines the extent to which UNDRIP principles or articles are being implemented across Australia. The Joint Standing Committee report makes important recommendations regarding the implementation of UNDRIP, including by responding to the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory, Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Inquiry into a Process to Review Bills for their Impact on First Nations Territorians is due to report back to the Legislative Assembly by May 2024. 30 Women in Native Title: Native Title Report 2024