Faculty of Law
The Centre for Mining, Energy and Natural Resources Law stimulates education and research on legal issues arising from the mining, energy and natural resources sectors of the Western Australian economy.
It has a particular emphasis on collaborative projects, conferences, seminars and workshops conducted in cooperation with the public and private sectors.
The Centre for Mining, Energy and Natural Resources Law is the successor to the Centre for Commercial and Resources Law, which was established within the Law School at the University of Western Australia in 1990.
Events
The Centre conducts numerous workshops on Mining, Energy and Natural Resources Law topics, some annually, some biannually.
2013 workshops & seminars
- Environmental Protection Law (5-7 June 2013)
- Climate Change Law and Emissions Trading (17-19 July 2013)
- International Environmental Law (2-4 October 2013)
- International Oil and Gas production sharing contracts and concessions (9 October 2013)
- Investing in International Mining and Petroleum Projects conference (10 October 2013)
- Mining Law (7-8 November 2013)
- Oil and Gas Agreements (20-22 November 2013)
Previous workshops & seminars
- Corporate Governance for Resources Companies (5-8 February 2013)
- International Oil and Gas Law (15-17 August 2012)
- Regulation of offshore oil and gas after Montara and Macondo (30 March 2011)
- Water Resources Law Conference (28 February 2012) 2 day workshop (29 Feb and 1 March 2012)
- The Offshore Petroleum National Regulator Reforms - fit for purpose?
- The Legal Regime of Australia's maritime domain (7 June)
- Australian Oil and Gas Law (10-12 April 2013)
Contact us
Industry professionals seeking further qualifications may wish to consider a postgraduate qualification, whereby the workshops are attended as part of the coursework in a unit and a research paper is submitted at a later date.