OZ Minerals strives to understand, uphold and promote fundamental human rights within our sphere of influence, respecting traditional rights and cultural heritage. The OZ Minerals Human Rights Awareness standard addresses the identification, reporting and management of human rights issues and incidents.

With operations, projects and exploration activities in developing countries, we are conscious of exposure to risks such as child labour, corruption and security issues.

OZ Minerals commitment to ensuring the safety and health of our workforce is detailed in the safety and health section of this report.

OZ Minerals has human resources policies and procedures in place that address avoidance of discrimination, including recruitment, selection and fair treatment. These include compliance mechanisms and communicate expected standards of behaviour in contracts, induction and the code of conduct.

The inclusion and promotion of cross cultural awareness is significant for both employees and contractors in understanding operation issues.

No significant human rights related incidents were reported by OZ Minerals operations during 2008.