With a focus on the energy and resources industries, Gemma advises clients on project structuring, development and offtake arrangements; environmental, climate and planning regulation and compliance; international carbon markets and carbon capture storage; environmental and social governance compliance, and native title and heritage matters.
Expertise
Industries
Experience
Representative matters
Australian green energy company on a Lease Agreement and Development Agreement with the State of South Australia in relation to a green hydrogen and ammonia project.
A global green energy company on offtake arrangements for hydrogen and associated vectors including development of a template offtake agreement.
Omnes on the acquisition of a minority stake in global clean energy enterprise TagEnergy, for an amount of EUR150 million.
A national petroleum exploration and production company on the draft amendments to Thailand’s Petroleum Act with respect to the conduct of carbon capture, utilisation and storage implementation activities and potential business model options in Thailand.
Alkane on the first (and to date, only) Western Australian application for native title compensation, lodged in the Federal Court by the Tjirwal People, including as lead associate on preparing, formulating and drafting arguments in response to applicant and State positions including on interpretation and effect of s.125A Mining Act 1978 on liability for compensation relating to mining tenements.
Pro bono
Advising an environmental focused not-for-profit organization in respect of its corporate governance obligations.
Advising the Kenya Forest Working Group in relation to jurisdictional analysis of Indigenous land rights.
Advising UNHCR in relation to jurisdictional analysis of discrimination towards refugee children.
Advising Refugee Advice & Casework Service in relation to Australian Administrative Tribunal decisions on Refugee and Complementary Protections based on LGBTQI Status.
Qualifications
Admissions
Academic
BA Law, Murdoch University, 2018
Cert IV Business Administration, 2004