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Mongolia's Law on Petroleum revised
Insight 24 Dec 2015

Mongolia has revised its Law on Petroleum which will operated in tandem with its 2005 Law on Petroleum Products Partner Igor Bogdanich and Consultant Manduul Altangerel look at the new law and what it will mean for companies prospecting and extracting petroleum products in Mongolia ...

Offshore petroleum resource management review
Insight 19 Jan 2016

In December 2015 the Federal Government released an interim report of its review into the management of Australias offshore petroleum resources The review suggests that while the current regime is fundamentally sound there is still a need for action to be taken across the offshore petroleum ...

Report: National Electricity & Gas Rules Update: May 2019
Insight 01 Jun 2019

In this update we summarise the progress of new and existing rule change requests across the month of May and take a closer look at the AEMC's final report on the regulatory framework for stand-alone power systems. ...

Report: National Electricity & Gas Rules Update: December 2018 - January 2019
Insight 01 Feb 2019

In this update we review the progress of rule changes across the period of December 2018-January 2019 and take a closer look at the AEMCs proposed changes to the regulatory regime for embedded networks ...

Climate change features again in latest coal mine refusal
Insight 26 Sep 2019

Last week the NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC) refused development consent for the Bylong Coal Project (Project). ...

Pre-emptive rights decision flags need for careful drafting
Insight 11 Aug 2015

The Western Australian Supreme Court has handed down a decision that has significant implications for the drafting of pre-emptive rights clauses in both joint ventureoperating agreements and shareholders agreements The decision also has ramifications for the conduct of sale transactions that involve ...

'Chain of Responsibility' amendments impose new environmental obligations in Queensland
Insight 28 Apr 2016

The Queensland Parliament has passed the Chain of Responsibility Bill with important amendments prior to enactment The amending Act establishes a new regime under the States primary environmental legislation that exposes related bodies corporate executive officers financiers shareholders and a ...

Supreme Court decision limits the scope of landholder duty in Queensland
Insight 03 Feb 2015

The Queensland Supreme Court has held that mining leases did not constitute an interest in land for the purposes of the former land rich duty regime While subsequent amendments to the Duties Act 2001 Qld mean that mining tenements are now treated as an interest in land the decision provides much ...

SA Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission's tentative findings
Insight 16 Feb 2016

The South Australian Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission has released its tentative findings The Royal Commission will now embark on a series of meetings at various locations around South Australia to discuss these findings with interested stakeholders Partner Richard Malcolmson and Senior Associate ...

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