Mining Law

Fri, 3 Oct, Thu 9 Oct, Fri 10 Oct
Each day: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm AWST

This workshop will provide an intensive course of study about the legal and policy essentials of mining regulation in Western Australia. It is designed to be a comprehensive review for lawyers, professionals and business people, non-government organisations and government administrators working in or with WA’s Mining Law.

The three-day workshop (3, 9 and 10 October 2025) will comprise eight sessions, each morning and afternoon, comprising lectures and tutorial discussions of problems raising the issues presented in the lecture. There will also be interactive seminars.

Topics include:

• Basics of mining regulation (aims, structures, comparisons)

• Public and private ownership of minerals

• WA’s mining regulation: (constitutional framework, administration)

• Land open for mining

• The exploration and production application and tenement regime

• Surrender and forfeiture

• Financing and safety fundamentals for WA mining

• Government Agreements

• Mining practice (databases, law reform, stakeholder engagement)

• Environmental aspects

• Native Title and Aboriginal heritage (including agreements)

This course will be led by Adjunct Professor John Southalan. John is a practitioner and academic who has taught and practised in the area of resources law and policy, in Australia and overseas for over two decades. Lecturers and tutors will be drawn from experts in Mining Law from the Centre for Mining, Energy & Natural Resources Law and the Energy and Resources Law Association, which is largely composed of members with a special interest and expertise in Mining Law.

For attendance at this short course, practitioners are entitled to up to 10 CPD points from the competency areas: Professional Skills (2.5), Ethics (1), Practice Management (2) and Substantive Law (12.5).

The CPD rules differ for jurisdictions outside Western Australia. If you are outside Western Australia, we recommend checking with your local relevant authority to determine if you can claim any CPD points.