Emerging issues for the Australian resources sector in 2017
Australia - April 5 2017 A range of legislative and policy reforms were introduced over the past 12 months which may significantly impact on Australia’s resources sector...
Jim Peterson, Cameron Dean, Dominic McGann, Damien Clarke, Samantha Daly.
Native Title - Individual ‘power of veto' jeopardises ILUAs
Australia - February 3 2017 All proponents and Traditional Owners who are a party to an existing Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) or intend to enter into an ILUA. There has...
Liam Davis, Dominic McGann, Peter Stokes.
McR update: Chain of Responsibility
Australia - November 18 2016 On 14 November 2016, the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHP) released a draft statutory guideline regarding implementation of the...
Melanie Simmonds, Tegun Middleton, Stuart Macnaughton.
Remaining EPOLAA 2014 provisions commence by default
Australia - November 9 2016 The previous State Government passed the Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 (Qld) (EPOLAA 2014) which received assent...
Claire Meiklejohn, Melanie Simmonds, Stuart Macnaughton.
Resource companies note the remaining MERCPA provisions commence
Australia - September 28 2016 The remaining provisions of the Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014 (Qld) (MERCPA) commenced on 27 September 2016. Overlapping...
