Find Lawyers in Australia for Natural Resources Law
Practice Area Overview
Natural resources include: light, wind, water, plants, animals, land, minerals, oil and gas and other naturally occurring things.
There is obvious synergy and overlap between natural resources law and laws relating to agriculture, environment, water usage, mining and energy. Laws relating to natural resources include forestry, biodiversity, fisheries, water usage and planning laws.
As well as land owners, parties with an interest in natural resources law include farmers, energy companies, mining companies (minerals and oil & gas), government, public interest groups, environmentalists and, of course, the general public.
The use of natural resources is heavily regulated and regulators are becoming more active as time goes by.
Almost every development these days involves some level of planning and management of natural resources to ensure that the development is ecologically sustainable and does not impinge on other actual or potential users of those resources.
The varied nature of this area makes for a complex path to negotiate when developing a project and dealing with natural resources issues.
There are often numerous natural resources issues relating to development of a project (for example, for the exploitation of a minerals resource) and it is necessary to be able to determine the approvals required for access to land as well as rights to disturb the land, obligations to preserve flora and fauna, rights to use water, ability to dispose of effluent, permits to store hazardous materials and whatever other issues arise in relation to the particular project. Anticipating the need for approvals and permits is essential to the financing and development of the particular project.
Determining with certainty the obligations arising on closure and the potential impact on natural resources both short term and long term are also essential to the economics of a project.
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Jonathan is a Partner and the head of HopgoodGanim Lawyers' leading Resources and Energy practice in Brisbane and is also the leader of our Native Title practice. Jonathan applies his extensive projects, resources, native title and cultural heritage experience to mining, oil and gas transactions, renewable energy, infrastructure developments, joint venture arrangements, and asset and share sales and acquisitions across Australia and internationally. He is skilled in the art of negotiation, me...
Michael specialises in corporate and personal insolvency law and is recognised as one of Australia’s leading insolvency lawyers. He acts regularly for banks, financial institutions and other secured lenders providing advice in relation to the security enforcement. He acts for insolvency practitioners in all types of personal and corporate business restructuring and insolvency administrations. Michael is regularly engaged to act for companies and directors providing advice on the restruc...
Damian is a Partner in our leading Resources and Energy practice. Damian has a particular interest in assisting clients in project development and regulatory approvals, focusing on tenement acquisition and maintenance, other regulatory approvals and infrastructure requirements. He also offers an extensive knowledge of native title and cultural heritage law, resources and environmental approval regulations and land access issues for ordinary land tenure. Damian is recognised as a Leading Nativ...
John is a practical and outcome focussed transactional lawyer known for his approachability, can-do attitude and commercial nous combined with a profound understanding of the law. With more than 30 years’ experience, his work spans capital raisings, mergers and acquisitions (regulated and unregulated), companies and securities regulation, major commercial transactions, joint ventures and resources projects. John is independently ranked on a consistent basis as one of the top corporate a...
Ashley’s extensive experience is Australia wide and covers mining, oil and gas, extractive industry, electricity, waste management, wine making, brewing, hospitality, the automotive industry, telecommunications, tyre making, petroleum refining, steel making and many other industries, businesses, government and local government bodies. Ashley advises resources and energy companies across Australia on all aspects of project development including regulatory approvals, tenements and environ...
Andrew, the National Service Line Leader of our Mining & Resources team, is an outcome-driven lawyer who focuses on helping mining companies achieve operable, workable and defendable mining approvals platforms. He's a big believer in taking responsibility for getting results and is known for his honest, practical approach. Andrew is a member of Sparke Helmore's Board. What he does Andrew is immersed in the industry he advises and the community in which it operates. His local knowledge and...
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