| Marylouise Potts BSc, LLB, Grad Dip Phys, Certificate of International Trade Law (Cum Laude), Certificate in company secretarial practice, Executive MBA (merit) | |
| Marylou Potts is admitted to the NSW Supreme Court, the NT Supreme Court, and the High Court of Australia. She has practiced for 23 years in top tier commercial law firms, in house with government, at the UN and with an NGO and as general counsel of a large proprietary company. Over that time she has had a keen interest in water, mining and energy law, and the green economy. The purpose of establishing the incorporated legal practice is to practice in areas of law in which she has a passion. These include the protection of land and groundwater from pollution and or contamination, and to assist legally in the fostering of the green economy. In this respect MLPPL has: | |
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drafted letters and advised clients, including community groups and councils, all over NSW in connection with landholder rights under the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991 (NSW) and the Mining Act 1992 (NSW) |
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drafted letters and advised clients, including community groups and councils, in connection with objecting to renewals of coal exploration licences and petroleum exploration licences |
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advised landholders of their legal rights and possible strategies to be employed in relation to mining and or petroleum titles over their land |
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drafted objections to Part 3A applications under the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) |
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advised clients on access arrangements under the Mining Act and the Petroleum (Onshore) Act, with a particular focus on protection of and liability for pollution and or contamination of groundwater |
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drafted access arrangements to protect the interests of the landholder, the land and the groundwater |
| > | made presentations to community groups and country lawyers on landholder's rights, on the reasons for objecting, on access arrangements and generally under the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991 (NSW)(see Publications for presentations) |
| > | drafted paper "Rights of the Landholder for the Protection of Groundwater"(see Publications for paper) |
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appointed a member of the Mining Reference Group of the NSW Farmers Association |
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formally invited and made a written submission to NSW Legislative Council General Purpose Standing Committee No.5 inquiry into coal seam gas(see Publications for submission) |
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formally invited to make and made an oral submission to the NSW Legislative Council General Purpose Standing Committee No.5 inquiry into coal seam gas(see Publications for presentation) |
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referred to in the NSW Legislative Council General Purpose Standing Committee No.5 inquiry into coal seam gas final report |
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March 2011 commenced incorporated legal practice with clients including Light Energy Australia Pty Ltd, Reality Blue Technologies Pty Ltd, Kadoury Advisory Services Pty Ltd, SequoiaOnline srl, 3 natural persons and 3 pro bono clients on Coal Seam Gas matters. |
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2010 Executive MBA on Dean's Merit list for outstanding academic achievement (1 of 3 in the cohort) and in 2008 elected 1 of 2 EMBA cohort representatives |
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2007-2011 General corporate commercial work internally for HDY – shareholders agreements, company secretarial work, capitalisations, trusts, general contract work. |
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2006 Acquisition of 2x100% debt funded 4300 TEU vessels US$260M with ANL. |
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2001-4 Transfer and restructure, in 2 phases, of a US$500M shipping business from Australia to Singapore having obtained a 10+10 year 100% tax exemption with ANL. |
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1999-2006 Business turn around of ANL liner shipping business from one with > $1M debt to US$650M profit after tax as General Counsel with ANL |
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1998 Acquisition of Commonwealth Government liner shipping business acting for CMA CGM SA with Ebsworth + Ebsworth. |
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1997 Restructure of South African Airline business in Australia and NZ to prepare for sale with Ebsworth + Ebsworth. |
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1995-6 Mining project initiation in Kazakstan with BDW and in PNG East & West Sepik Provinces with Canadian venture capitalist and Robert Pritchard. |
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1995 EPCM Agreement for the East Coast Gas Pipeline AU$600M and Roma to Brisbane gas pipeline looping agreement with BDW. |
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1995 M2 Motorway project Agreement AU$650M with BDW. |
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1993-5 UNCITRAL (Vienna) and UNIDROIT (Rome) working with Prof MJ Bonell on his International Restatement of Contract Law. |
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1993 Full scholarship to and A+ cum laude in International Trade Law, politics and economics, University Institute of European Studies, Torino, Italy |
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1992 Mt Todd Gold Project Agreement and Act: negotiation and drafting as in-house counsel for the Dept of Mines and Energy, NT |
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1992 McArthur River Lead, Zinc and Silver Project Agreement and Act: negotiation and drafting as in-house counsel for the Dept Mines and Energy, NT |
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1991 Protection of the crown jewels of aboriginal artefacts (Strehlow Collection) with the NT Solicitor |
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1987 – 1991 Minter Ellison Sydney paralegal and junior solicitor |
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