Presenters

Dominic McGann, Partner, McCullough Robertson
Dominic McGann is a general commercial lawyer, and is a recognised natural resources expert with over 40 years’ experience. As an element of his practice, Dominic is an acknowledged authority on native title and cultural heritage matters. Prior to joining McCullough Robertson, he held prominent positions with the Queensland Government and is one of only a few lawyers with a combination of significant senior government experience as well as private practice experience. In his current practice in the resources, native title and cultural heritage areas, it draws on his mining, infrastructure, government and commercial legal skills (including land tenure issues, native title, cultural heritage, safety, environmental compliance, infrastructure delivery and contract performance). He has experience in the following sectors: public sector, mining, water, statutory authorities, Indigenous communities, transport, energy, and agribusiness. Dominic has acted for a range of Traditional Owners, public and private entities, State Government and Local Government agencies, as well as various entities in the carbon, agricultural and pastoral sectors.

William Oxby, Partner, Johnson Winter & Slattery
William Oxby has practised in the area of native title since 1997. William has worked for 2 years in a native title representative body in Queensland and for the Commonwealth Attorney General in the Native Title Task Force. William has also worked for another 'top tier' law firm for 10 « years before joining Freehills in 2010. William's specialises in assisting energy, resource and infrastructure clients manage their relationships with indigenous communities. Whilst a large part of that work relates to native title and Aboriginal cultural heritage, William also specialises in land access issues more generally as well as the procurement of mining tenement, petroleum tenements and environment and planning approvals.