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Gilbert + Tobin
Overview (Program Summary)
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ACC Australia2022 and the start of 2023 will be remembered for the momentous developments in climate and energy law and policy at both the Commonwealth and State level in Australia. Since the change in Federal Government in 2022, Australia has also re-engaged on the international stage on issues such as climate change and biodiversity, as well as introducing a raft of legislation and policies, that has recently culminated in the Safeguard Mechanism reform at the national level. State Governments are following suit and are implementing a range of changes aimed at transforming their energy, economic and climate trajectories. It is clear that immediate, effective and meaningful action is occurring across governments, industry and society, but that much also remains to be done.
The breadth of ambition means that all industries, including the legal industry, are working fast to stay up-to-date on the range of issues and to take advantage of the vast opportunities presented by the clean energy and decarbonisation transition.
This seminar will cover:
- the key recent energy and climate regulatory and policy reform announced across Australian jurisdictions that is driving project development and investment;
- potential new reforms on the horizon; and
- practical considerations and challenges for in-house counsel and industry professionals in navigating the reforms to achieve meaningful project and investment outcomes.
Lawyers attending this webinar in full can claim 1.5 CPD point in Substantive Law.
Speakers
Ilona Millar, Gilbert + Tobin Climate + Sustainability Partner
Ilona specialises in Climate Change and Sustainability. She has worked for over 20 years on climate law and finance, including the development of law and policy and its implementation by both governments and the private sector.
Ilona’s particular focus is advising on the legal aspects of international and domestic climate change policy, carbon markets and emissions trading. Ilona also advises on regulatory issues associated with climate-related risk disclosure and the development and implementation of climate and ESG strategies, policies and plans. Ilona currently serves as a board member of the Natural Resources Access Regulator, an independent body which oversees natural resources compliance in NSW.
Michael Blakiston – Energy + Resources Partner, Gilbert + Tobin
Michael is a partner in Gilbert + Tobin’s Energy and Resources group. He has over 40 years' experience gained across a range of jurisdictions. He advises in relation to asset acquisition and disposal, project structuring, joint ventures, strategic alliances, development agreements, project commercialisation, indigenous engagement for transformational projects and clean energy and decarbonisation strategies.
Michael has served on numerous ASX listed companies and boards and is currently the Chairman of Precision Opportunities Fund Ltd, a specialist small to medium cap fund and is the Non-Executive Chairman of Develop Global Limited, an underground mining contractor and project developer with projects in the Pilbara and Woodlawn in New South Wales and is a founder of two private companies involved in developing and commercialising clean energy and carbon credit opportunities primarily with indigenous involvement.
Lloyd Chater, Gilbert + Tobin Energy + Resources Special Counsel
Lloyd is an experienced projects, construction and transactional M&A energy specialist, having advised on market-leading projects across Australia, Africa and the Indo-Pacific regions for over 20 years. He advises sponsors, contractors, engineers, financiers and investors across a broad range of energy-related and mining infrastructure projects, with a particular focus on energy supply arrangements, clean and renewable energy, the incremental hybridisation of energy systems and the transition toward offshore wind, hydrogen, green power and medium and long-term energy storage solutions across a number of industries, including mining and infrastructure.
Notes
*Competitor Exclusion – ACC Australia Partners may request that representative/s of a competitor organisation/s registered for the event be excluded, and ACC Australia reserves the right to make the final decision as to whether registration is rejected. As a guide, a competitor organisation could be defined as a rival organisation of similar size to the host Corporate Partner, with an established practice, product or service in the area being showcased by the Corporate Partners at the event. Please provide a brief statement as to why you have deemed an organisation to be a competitor, in support of any request to ACC Australia to reject a registration.
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