Presenters

Timothy Wishart, Principal Legal Officer, Queensland South Native Title Services
Tim Wishart is Principal Legal Officer at Queensland South Native Title Services. Tim's responsibilities at QSNTS include oversight and management of the legal and native title implementation and management units. QSNTS is currently involved in 31 Federal Court proceedings. This includes claims, responding to claims and derivative proceedings. QSNTS is also undertaking regional research projects pursuant to the section 203BJ(b) Native Title Act function. Tim was admitted as a solicitor in 1991 having come to the law via a scenic route. Before joining QSNTS Tim was primarily a commercial lawyer with a litigation background. Tim joined QSNTS in 2010 and was appointed PLO in September 2011. Tim bleeds off some of the cumulative stress brought about by being a native title practitioner by barracking loudly at Brisbane Lions' home games and voluntarily advising AFL umpires from the grandstand.


Simon Grant, Registrar - Native Title, Federal Court of Australia
Simon Grant was a property and commercial lawyer for a number of years prior to commencing practice as a native title and cultural heritage lawyer with Crown Law (Queensland) in 2011. Simon was appointed a Judicial Registrar – Native Title with the Federal Court in 2018. In this role, Simon works exclusively in the Court’s native title national practice area. Simon conducts mediations and undertakes case management activities primarily in matters in New South Wales and Queensland. Simon is a nationally accredited mediator and holds qualifications in mediation from Bond University and Harvard Law School.


Lisa Eaton, Member, National Native Title Tribunal
Member Eaton is a diversely experienced and accredited mediator and legal practitioner, with a particular focus on complex and multi-party dispute resolution. First admitted to practice in NSW in 2005, Lisa has focussed her legal practice on native title and administrative law across various States and Territories. In 2019, Lisa was elected to membership of the Western Australia Bar Association, and as counsel has conducted mediation and trial advocacy work nationally, largely in the native title sector. In December 2022, Lisa was appointed as a Member of the National Native Title Tribunal. Prior to this, she also held appointment as an inaugural Member of the National Sports Tribunal.


Dominic McGann, Partner, McCullough Robertson
Dominic McGann has over 25 years experience as a general commercial lawyer. He specialises in government advisory work, resources and infrastructure. As an element of his practice, Dominic is an acknowledged authority on native title and cultural heritage matters. Prior to joining McCullough Robertson, he had held prominent positions with various Queensland Government agencies. In terms of his current practice in the resources and infrastructure 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 various coal, base metals and other mining operations, petroleum and gas operators, water entities, electricity entities, ports, State Government agencies, foreign governments, as well as sugar and timber entities and various pastoral companies.