Fiji is currently reviewing the Mining Act 1965 and the Quarries Act 1939. In this episode of The Customary Land Podcast, I reflect on why that matters for customary landowners, and why compensation, royalties, and consultation are not enough unless legitimacy, stewardship, and long-horizon responsibility come first.

The episode explores the deeper structural mismatch between inherited extractive law and living customary systems, and asks what must be in place before development on customary land can be treated as legitimate at all. It also introduces SUITU and the importance of a governance integrity spine.

The YouTube vodcast version is available here:
https://youtu.be/z2t0FBvdst4

The podcast version is available here:
https://www.thecustomarylandpodcast.com/2122490/episodes/18921346-rethinking-mining-law-on-customary-land

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