Jon Prentice
Clayton Utz
Special Counsel
Brisbane
Overview
Jon is a specialist in the regulatory regimes applicable to energy and resources projects and supporting mineral and petroleum businesses with project approvals and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, land access and compensation.
Notable Work
- New Acland Coal Pty Ltd: advised on Stage 3 expansion, including objections hearings in the Land Court, successful Supreme Court judicial review and Court of Appeal, instructed senior counsel for High Court proceedings
- Triple Flag Precious Metals: advised it and its subsidiary, Maverix Metals (Australia) Pty Ltd, on protection and enforcement of gold royalty rights, including registration of dealings and caveats and negotiating commingling arrangements
- JARE: regularly advises on its investment in Lynas Rare Earths Limited, which included offtake arrangements for critical minerals.
- New Acland Coal Pty Ltd: advises on its water licensing, including representing it in Land Court appeals pertaining to the grant and conditions of its associated water licence
- Idemitsu Australia Pty Ltd: acted in negotiations for compensation for landholders subject to the proposed expansion to Ensham Resources Coal Mine
- Origin Energy Upstream Operator Pty Ltd: advises on its conduct and compensation arrangements with landholders, including defending claims in the Land Court of Queensland
- State of Queensland Minister: represents the Minister in a Land Court appeal of the State's decisions not to grant petroleum tenures
- Natural gas producer: assisted one of Australia's largest producers and exporters in due diligence assessment for their A$231 million acquisition of the "Ironbark" natural gas project from Origin Energy Ltd.
- Maverix Metals Inc: advised on its due diligence assessment and acquisition of Australian royalty rights as part of an acquisition of multinational acquisition of royalty portfolio from Gold Fields Netherlands Services B.V
- ITOCHU Corporation: advised its Australian subsidiary, ITOCHU Minerals and Energy of Australia Pty Ltd, on its acquisition of a 30% interest in Fitzroy
Insights
Media Release: Clayton Utz advising Nippon Steel Corporation on its acquisition of a stake in the Blackwater Mine
29 Aug 2024 | Media Release
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Mining lease objections under review – have your say by 13 September 2024
22 Aug 2024 | Article
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Media Release: Clayton Utz advises JARE on A$200 million capital investment and priority supply agreement with Lynas Rare Earths Ltd
16 Mar 2023 | Media Release
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Media Release: Clayton Utz acts as Australian counsel to Canada’s Maverix Metals Inc. on $50m royalties portfolio acquisition from Barrick Gold Corp
9 Sep 2022 | Media Release
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Land Court of Queensland provides guidance on its approach to its jurisdiction and on-country evidence
31 Mar 2022 | Article
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Human rights objections to coal mine accepted by the Land Court of Queensland
17 Sep 2020 | Article
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Queensland's new land access regime now in force – so update your land access strategy
24 Apr 2019 | Article
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Further reform to Queensland resources legislation - key changes that affect industry
25 Oct 2018 | Article
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Land access tougher for Queensland resource authority holders under proposed new statutory negotiation scheme
24 May 2018 | Article
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