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Telstra–Indigenous Cultural Compliance Advisor re Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Undertaking
Marrawah Law was appointed Indigenous Cultural Compliance Advisor (ICCA) for Telstra. Telstra had provided an enforceable undertaking to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (the ACCC) under section 87B of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)...
Northern Land Council-Kakadu National Park Review of Joint Management Arrangements
Marrawah Law was engaged by the Northern Land Council to review the current joint management arrangement in place in Kakadu National Park between Parks Australia and traditional owners. The project had three components: Facilitate consultation meetings with...
Hyundai–due diligence–native title compliance
Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation entered into a binding offtake agreement with a target company involved in the development of a project for the extraction, processing, and sale of rare earth elements. This agreement is part of Hyundai/Kia's proposed equity...
Native Title Determination Application-Acting of Indigenous Respondent (NSW)
NTSCorp engaged Marrawah Law to act for an Aboriginal person who had filed an interlocutory application to become an indigenous respondent to the South Coast People native title determination application under s 84(5) of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth). The...
Brisbane 2032 (Queensland Government Controlled Organisation)–Governance Framework
Working with the team at Deloitte (lead contractor) we examined the potential governance framework for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics including assisting in literature and agreement reviews to ensure First Nations perspectives and legacy goals were embedded in the...
Queensland Government–Department of State Development-Infrastructure-Local Government and Planning–South East Queensland Regional Plan–First Nations Consultation and General Advisory
Marrawah Law was engaged to review and consult on the Queensland Government’s Shaping South East Queensland regional plan (the Plan). The comprehensive engagement strategy focused on the ongoing development of the Plan as it relates to the many First Nations peoples...
Indigenous Business Australia–Advice regarding Regulatory and legislative
We led a body of work examining the regulatory and legislative changes over the past two years regarding Indigenous entities. In particular, there had been changes to the way that Indigenous corporations and trusts were regulated that could impact on IBA, its...
Queensland Government–Department of Education–Draft and Review a Services Agreement (boarding and facilities management service contract) and Lease
Related to the construction and operation of boarding facilities in a remote area. The matter had a number of unique obstacles due to the remoteness of the boarding school and required on the ground understanding and a community-oriented lens coupled with property and...
Queensland Government Owned Energy Company (anonymous)–Advice regarding Liability for Damage to Cultural Heritage by Aboriginal Party and Company
Marrawah Law were engaged to provide advice regarding the potential legal liability arising from joint damage to cultural heritage which would involve a potential breach of the Aboriginal cultural heritage statutory duty of care. Marrawah Law drafted and provided...
Powerlink Queensland–Cultural Heritage Compliance and Agreement Making
Powerlink had several projects involving connecting large-scale infrastructure developments into the state power grid. In addition, Powerlink had to complete minor upgrade works for various existing infrastructure to extend the life of those assets. Initially we...
Native Title Determination Application–Acting for Indigenous Respondents (Victoria)
Marrawah Law represents two members of the Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation (GLaWAC) in the Boonwurrung peoples native title determination application (VID363/2020). Marrawah Law has taken witness statements from senior members of the Gunaikurnai...
Kaurareg People #1-#3 (funded through Torres Strait Regional Authority)–Native Title Determination Applications
TSRA engaged Marrawah Law (‘ML’) to provide advice and representation to the Kaurareg People as applicant and respondents in five separate proceedings that were listed ‘high priority’ by the Federal Court. At the time of taking carriage of the matter there was...
Origin Energy–Advice Regarding Tenure Upgrades
Marrawah Law were engaged to provide advice in relation to options for securing the local Aboriginal Land Council’s consent for an upgrade in tenure under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) in circumstances where there was an overlapping Native Title...
Gympie Regional Council–Native Title Compliance
We have assisted Gympie Regional Council to tailor and commence implementation of an Indigenous land management framework across all of its property functions including: freehold and non-freehold tenure dealings, applications to purchase (ie the process for obtaining...
Queensland Government Department of Health–Development of a template Sponsorship Agreement.
The Department sought the development of an incoming sponsorship agreement template for broader use. They had been offered a “partnership” arrangement with an external partner; however, it did not reflect the requirements of the Queensland Sponsorship Policy and there...
Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners
We pay respect to the Traditional Owners and keepers of this land and waters and acknowledge all elders past and present.