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Our Resources Group is one of the largest groups of specialist resources lawyers in Australia. Our expertise and experience includes knowledge of the electricity, water, minerals, gas, coal, and forestry industries. We understand the opportunities and challenges facing those in the resources sector and are experienced in providing commercially focused, technical advice on the full range of issues confronting participants in the industry. Our lawyers are results driven and are recognised as leaders in their respective practice areas.

We adopt a ‘whole of project’ approach to add value to our clients’ projects – from project establishment through to project development and ongoing operations. This enables us to provide our clients with responsive and seamless legal services for the life of a project.

Our ability to offer advice for the life of a project and to all segments of the resources industry is underpinned by the depth of our group. We have a wide range of lawyers whose specialist skills and experience can be brought to bear on any given transaction or project. With depth of our resources we are able to provide lawyer accessibility and portability.

Our lawyers can assist you with:

Project establishment

corporate and asset structuring including stamp duty and tax
establishment of joint ventures and royalty arrangements
asset acquisitions and disposals
mergers and takeovers
due diligence regarding project establishment and acquisition
project financing
capital raising and private equity arrangements
foreign investment approvals

Project development

exploration and mining lease applications, and tenement acquisitions
environmental planning and approvals
native title and cultural heritage negotiations
land acquisitions and compensation arrangements
requests for proposals and tender assessments
infrastructure construction and development, including materials handling, roads, pipelines, processing plants and associated infrastructure
competition policy including access to essential services and infrastructure
water supply, licensing , transportation and planning

Project operation

tendering and procurement strategies
project agreements including mining, equipment (OEM) and commodity supply agreements
utility and infrastructure operating and supply agreements
electricity, port, rail and infrastructure regulatory advice
risk management including insurance design and review
employment, industrial relations and workplace health and safety
environmental compliance including rehabilitation, climate change and emissions trading
advice on corporate disclosure and compliance
dispute resolution