6th Annual Land Access Forum

Learn and discuss the new and emerging regulatory reforms, practicalities, challenges, and future directions of land access.

The 6th annual Land Access Forum will, bring together Government departments, coal, CSG, UCG mining and exploration companies, mining and petroleum industry associations, landholders, law firms and consultants to discuss the new and emerging regulatory reforms, practicalities, challenges, and future directions of land access.

Key topics to be discussed: 

• Legislative regime for land access - Updates from the various jurisdictions
• The Land Access Regime - Observations and Practical Lessons
• Analysis of the changes to the land access regime under MERCPA
• Understanding what would be the "best" government policy
• Role of the Land Court and arbitration in land access negotiations
• Costs review - The real costs (Legal, Human Resources, Compensation)
• What are reasonable legal costs?
• Taking land access in-house ? what are the pros & cons - Moving from Development to Operation of CSG - On going land access management and ensuring costs and safety are managed during project ramp up
• How are land access issues managed during construction?
• Balancing business and community interests including educating wider business on land holder requirements and getting business managers to communicate priorities sooner to allow engagement time
• Managing community wide concerns fuelled by misinformation
• What comes first - Personal contact or community letters?
• How to handle negative publicity and campaigns against where not all information is presented
• Getting around negotiation road blocks
• Cumulative Impact Assessments
• Principles for negotiating co-existence arrangements with agricultural landholders
• Compensation has its role to play - Assessing and determining compensation
• Community stakeholder engagement & Land Access - Benefitting from shared learning
• Case studies & perspectives from the players - Industry experiences, successes & challenges