Chair
Stephen Wright SC, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers; Leading Native Title Barrister, Doyle’s Guide 2024
Treaty and Native Title
- Sovereignty and treaty
- Fiduciary duty, native title and treaty
- Canada: treaty, native title and fiduciary duty
- USA: treaty and domestic dependent nations
- New Zealand: treaty of Waitangi, Waitangi Tribunal, treaty claims
- Australian States:
- Victoria: Treaty Authority
- Queensland: First Nations Treaty Institute
- South Australia: treaty process
- Tasmania: treaty process recommendation
- ACT: report on conversation about treaty process
- Western Australia: Noongar South-West Settlement, Yamatji Nation ILUA
Presented by Greg McIntyre SC, Michael Kirby Chambers
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
*Original Content was created in June 2024
Presenters
Stephen Wright SC, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
Stephen Wright is an experienced barrister who specialises in native title, taxation, trusts and mining law. Stephen joined the Western Australian Bar in 2010 and was appointed senior counsel in 2017. Prior to joining the Bar he was a Judge’s associate, a commercial litigator at Malleson, worked for 11 years at the Western Australian State Solicitor’s Office, and had his own private practice. Stephen has a wealth of experience in native title related issues dating back to 1996. He is a leading native title barrister, having been counsel in many native title claims and in ‘future act’ litigation and arbitrations at all levels, and more recently in compensation claims. He represents native title parties and representative bodies, government and mining interests. He is also an experienced and effective negotiator having provided advice and representation to various parties involved in numerous ILUA and other native title agreement negotiations, including in relation to the establishment of benefits management (trust) structures and taxation issues. Stephen also provides stamp duty and other tax advice (including income tax and GST) and appears in tax cases in the Court of Appeal (WA), Federal Court, and State and Commonwealth Tribunals.
