Native Title: Proponents - Australia
What the Team is Known For
King & Wood Mallesons provides strategic advice to blue-chip clients in the energy and natural resources and infrastructure sectors. The team handles the full range of native title issues, including Aboriginal land and cultural heritage agreements and their implementation, benefit management structures and compensation. It is highly experienced in assisting with native title and cultural heritage matters associated with large-scale projects and is frequently instructed by federal and state government entities on a range of Aboriginal land issues. King & Wood Mallesons is further noted for integrating multidisciplinary advice on native title and environmental concerns, access agreements and approvals for resources and infrastructure projects, as well as tenure protection in claim determinations and heritage reforms.
Strengths
"The native title team at King & Wood Mallesons are extremely knowledgeable and provide excellent commercial advice."
"KWM are a highly technical team who understand the nuances of community engagement and provide timely and accurate advice as required."
Work Highlights
King & Wood Mallesons assisted BHP, for the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance, to negotiate an Indigenous land use agreement and new cultural heritage management plans with Barada Barna Aboriginal Corporation for coal mines in the Bowen Basin, Central Queensland.
Notable Practitioners
Scott Singleton is based in Brisbane and is a renowned practitioner in the native title space, being particularly noted as an exceptional negotiator of agreements between traditional owner groups and the proponents of major energy, resources or infrastructure projects. "Scott is very experienced, professional and pragmatic." "Scott Singleton is a leading lawyer in native title and cultural heritage. He has really good relationships with Aboriginal parties and other lawyers and knows what needs to happen."
Sally Audeyev is particularly well qualified to provide integrated advice on matters with mixed native title and environmental elements to mining industry clients and government bodies. She is based in Perth. "Sally is extremely intelligent and knowledgeable. She also has a strong work ethic and excellent strategic vision."
