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Mallesons

Native Title: Proponents

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Mallesons

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Native Title: Proponents - Australia

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

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. 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.

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Work Highlights

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  • Mallesons assisted Tamboran B2 with native title and cultural heritage compliance and strategy, agreement making and agreement implementation for its existing petroleum exploration and proposed future petroleum production operations in the Beetaloo Basin in the Northern Territory.

Strengths

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  • The Mallesons team have genuine, deep experience in the field, which means they can offer practical and commercial advice and understand how to progress negotiations effectively.

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  • Mallesons has wide jurisdictional and industry knowledge. It has the ability to provide best-in-class solutions based on lived experience.

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  • The team have genuine, deep experience in the field, which means they can offer practical and commercial advice and understand how to progress negotiations effectively.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Jonathan Fulcher
    Jonathan Fulcher

    Jonathan Fulcher

    Jonathan Fulcher is a highly respected, Brisbane-based consultant, advising a range of participants in the natural resources and energy sectors on native title matters impacting on the development of their projects.

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  • Scott Singleton
    Scott Singleton

    Scott Singleton

    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 an excellent native title law practitioner. He's also great to work with due to his strong communication skills and commercial acumen.

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    • Scott Singleton delivers advice in a measured, succinct way that reflects experience and provides client confidence.

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  • Sally Audeyev
    Sally Audeyev

    Sally Audeyev

    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 an expert in her field. She always provides timely advice and is constantly striving to produce the most relevant work for her clients.

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    • Sally is very knowledgeable and delivers practical, commercial solutions. She is easy to work with and delivers an excellent level of service.

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