DM land access consultancy provides services to Australian Telecommunications Carriers and Telecommunications Design and Construction Companies. 25 years experience within theTelecommunications Industry covering Commonwealth Carrier Powers& Immunities, Cultural Heritage, Native Title, Environment, PlanningApprovals, Tenure, Compensation and other Agreement making. With experience (at both strategic and tactical levels) spaning across thefull spectrum of carrier telecommunications technologies in city, urban,rural, and remote environments, from discrete projects to NationalRollouts. Strong reputation of delivering, supported by an extensive stakeholder networkand advanced soft skills.

Effective and Adaptive Leadership: ~10 years nationally leading the Telstra Land Access Governance group without major land access compliance incident, including the development and implementation of a new Telstra Land Access Policy and Compliance Management Framework across the full breadth of Telstra.Statutory Determinations & Judicial Proceedings: 100% success rate on Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman statutory Determinations, Planning & Environmental Court Mediation (DA Appeal). Experience in Federal Court Proceedings (statutory construction), Full Bench Federal Court Appeal, Seeking Special leave to the High Court of Australia, Instructions on Native Title Federal Court claims.National Statutory Emergency Powers Land Access Strategy: Seamless execution of scaled emergency works program to increase government department, emergency services and large-scale essential enterprise bandwidth to ensure operational resilience and continuity during Covid, Floods and Bushfire Events.Legislative Reform Submissions: Influenced reform of Schedule 3 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 Cth, Telecommunications Code of Practice 2018 Cth, Low Impact Facilities Determination Cth 2018. Compulsory Land Acquisition Act Cth, Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act, Native Title, Cultural Heritage (Various States/Territories) through Telstra or Industry submissions and regulator workshops.Wide Stakeholder Network: Across Australian Telco Carriers, Cth Department of Infrastructure, Transport , Regional Development and Communications, Australian Telecommunications Association, Communications Alliance, Australian Communications and Media Authority, Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman, Federal Airports, Australian Data Centres, Local Government, State Road/Rail Authorities, Electricity Infrastructure Owners.

Development of Telstra New Development Commercial Infrastructure Agreements including Cable Provisioning Agreement, Infrastructure Provisioning Agreement Retrospective Asset Purchase Agreements, Small Development Agreement. Third Party (Non Carrier) Pit and Pipe access process ownerDevelopment of the Telstra New Estates BPAY initiative to streamline all external payments made by Developers.Identified gaps in the Telstra process to acquire third party installed pit & pipe in new developments and delivered a solution resulting in $24M of assets gained per annum.Escalation point for New Development Agreement disputes and variations.Land Access representative on the Telstra New Estates Governance Committee.

Subject matter expert in Schedule 3 and 3A of the Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth), Telecommunications Code of Practice 2018 (Cth), Low Impact Facilities, Determination 2018 (Cth), Native Title, Cultural Heritage, Environment, Federal Airports, EPBC, Planning and Commercial tenure instrumentsIn-depth Telecommunications Technology Knowledge: Including narrowband and wideband fixed external wireline networks (terrestrial and submarine), exchange and in- building networks, wireless (fixed & mobile), satellite, wifi technologies, temp facilities in urban, rural and remote areas (including Area’s of Environmental Significance) for carrier, enterprise and consumer driven market segments. Conflict Resolution: Extensive experience in resolution of escalated Telstra, Regulator, Ministerial land access related complaints, statutory objections, landowner lockouts or access refusal, criminal damage to Telstra facilities, Development Application refusal mediation and appeals. Agreement Making: Wide ranging experience in agreement making related to Cultural Heritage Protection, Indigenous Land Use Agreements, Compensation, Federal, State and Local MOU Agreements, Site Access for Data Centres/Major Buildings, Federal Airports, Department of Defence.

Obtain all required Land Access and Environmental Approvals/Notifications incorporating Environmental, Cultural heritage, Native Title, Tenure, and State and Territory planning laws (where applicable) associated with Telstra Untimed Local Calls Extended Zone National Project. (ie Upgrade of Rural/Remote Radio Towers, Exchange Sites, Satellite Installations, Regeneration Sites, Remote Customer End Installations). Notification, approvals and activities may include but not be limited to; Obtain current Title/Tenure search & Survey plan from titles office. Obtain current Mineral, oil, gas, coal and mineral tenure documentation including exploration permit, pipeline, mining lease etc. Search Contaminated land register Planning, Building or Operational Local Council approvals Co-ordinate land survey, lease pegging and survey drawings 6. Compile Tenure request pack for Telstra properties to execute lease documentation. Environmental Survey/Clearing Approvals Resolve Statutory Landowner Objections Create and issue Statutory Land Access Notifications for works undertaken under Schedule 3 of the 1997 Telecommunications Act. Compile 10 Day Notice to the Environment Secretary and obtain approvals under the 1997 Telecommunications Code of Practice Cultural Heritage Survey/Approvals Native Title Notifications/Approvals

Responsible for supporting a Network Design and Construction wireline program through financial structure creation/operation/reconciliation.

Responsible for leading the inital Site Design visits to greenfield and brownfield candidate sites for assessment by Microwave/Radio/Structural Engineers/Site Acquisition.

Telstra Technician installing/cutover/testing digital Ericson and Alcatel Switching equipment in Telstra Exchanges around Australia, to upgrade Telstra's network architecture from analogue to digital

Telstra Representative providing subject land access subject matter expertise within the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Industry Associations statutory powers and immunities reform submissions covering Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth), Telecommunications Code of Practice 2018 (Cth), Low Impact Facilities Determination 2018 (Cth).Attendance and participation at regulatory reform workshops with Commonwealth Department of Infrastructure, Development, Regional Development and Communications.

Telstra Representative providing subject land access subject matter expertise within Communications Alliance Industry Association on Telecommunications Codes/Guidelines and participation at regulatory reform workshops resulting in industry submissions to government departments.