Linda Hansen Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Providing legal advice on Native Title Act and Traditional Owner Settlement Act matters in Victoria to improve land justice outcomes for Victoria's Traditional Owners. As of 1 January 2023, Native Title Act and Traditional Owner Settlement Act functions transferred from DJCS to DPC.

Melbourne

Completed masters degree, focusing on public and Indigenous law subjects.Recipient of Sir Rupert Hamer Prize for current issues in administrative law (2019).My research paper on Indigenous people's access to climate markets was published as a working paper by the University's Centre for Resources, Energy and Environmental law (see link below). It has been referenced in a climate change textbook, “The impact of climate change mitigation on indigenous and forest communities: international, national and local law perspectives on REDD+”.

Providing native title and traditional owner legal advice. These functions shifted to DPC in January 2023.

Including working with the privacy and public law team, housing team and managing the corporate law team.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Advising the State on all legal aspects of negotiating a historic treaty with Victoria's First Peoples.

Melbourne, Australia

Managing a team of 10-12 public law lawyers, including advising and supervising team on administrative and constitutional law, Aboriginal legal issues, litigation, inter-governmental agreements and parliamentary matters.

Melbourne, Australia

Legal advice and representation in relation to public law matters, including parliamentary work, administrative and constitutional law, Indigenous law, integrity and accountability systems, human rights law, procurement and contracting, privacy law and whole of government litigation. Protected disclosure (whistleblower) officer for DPC.

Melbourne, Australia

Advice in relation to environment, planning and Indigenous law aspects of commercial transactions and large Victorian infrastructure projects, including renewable energy projects.

Sydney, Australia

As per below.

Sydney, Australia

Boutique native title/Aboriginal land claims firm.Carriage and negotiation of Aboriginal land claim appeals in the NSW Land and Environment Court under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW);Carriage and negotiation of native title future act matters under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), including appearances in the national Native Title Tribunal; Commercial contractual disputes in the local court;Corporate and commercial advice work for Indigenous clients.

Sydney, Australia

Carriage and management of Aboriginal land claim appeals in the NSW Land and Environment Court;Written advice and support on a wide range of legal issues including administrative law, statutory interpretation, governance, property law, environmental law, commercial and contract law.

London, United Kingdom

Advice on the environmental aspects of corporate and property transactions, including: contaminated land liabilities; licensing and permitting requirements; environmental compliance, risk and liabilities; drafting and negotiating environmental indemnities and warranties in the sale and purchase of land, leases and in corporate transactions.

Sydney, Australia

Tipstaff to Justice Nicola Pain.

Sydney, Australia

Research, basic legal drafting, preparing case notes, court filing, general administrative work, document management, editing, participation in client meetings.

Sydney, Australia

Research assistance into national inquiry into children in immigration detention.

Masters Of Law

Bachelor Of Arts (Japanese) (Honours 1)/ Bachelor Of Laws (Honours 1)

Elective law subjects studied: Environmental law, Aboriginal people and the law, family law, international human rights law.

Higher School Certificate, Uai = 99.90