Mediators panel

If you are a petroleum company or landholder needing help to reach a land access agreement or variation, you can request a mediator to assist with negotiations.

Members of the mediators panel are appointed by the Minister for Mining and Industry. They can conduct a mediation between a petroleum company and landholder.

The department will appoint a panel member for you.

Current members of the mediators panel are:

Brydget Barker-Hudson
Malcolm Gracie
Joseph Manner
John Southalan
Mary Walker
Stephen Walsh QC
David Baldry
Sarah Blake
Scott Ellis
Anthony Lo Surdo SC
Donna Ross
George Roussos.

Brydget Barker-Hudson

PO Box 337
Bungendore NSW 2621
medius@ozemail.com.au
0421 908 948.

Mediation

Nationally accredited mediator, National Mediation Accreditation System
Professional member, Resolution Institute
Appointed native title mediator, Federal Court of Australia
Appointed farm debt mediator, QLD Rural and Industry Development Authority.

Law

Bachelor of Laws
Admitted as a solicitor in 2000
Member, QLD Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Restorative facilitator, Defence Force Ombudsman
Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration (University of NSW/Chartered Institute).

Read Ms Barker-Hudson’s resume PDF (154.8 KB).

Malcolm Gracie

Fourth floor
Selborne Chambers
Level 4, 174 Phillip Street
Sydney NSW 2000
gracie@4selborne.com.au
02 9232 4293 or 0417 040 088.

Mediation

Professional member, Resolution Institute
Member of arbitration panel (NSW Mining Act 1992 and Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991).

Law

Bachelor of Laws, (Hons - class I)
Admitted as a solicitor in 1987 and a barrister in 1988
Senior member, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Member, NSW District Court Arbitration Panel and NSW Bar Association Arbitration Panel
Grade one arbitrator, Resolution Institute
Member of Railway Access Arbitration Panel
Member of NSW Bar Association Expert Determiners Panel
NBN Co. panel arbitrator (appointed by the ACCC)
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Fellow, Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration.

Read Mr Gracie's resume PDF (178.4 KB).

Joseph Manner

Level 18 Chambers
Level 18, 239 George Street
Brisbane QLD 4000
josephmanner@qldbar.asn.au
07 3003 1710 or 0458 101 010.

Mediation

Nationally accredited mediator, National Mediation Accreditation System
Professional member, Resolution Institute
Queensland Mediator for Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014 (QLD) Disputes - Resolution Institute.

Law

Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Business and Commerce (Finance and Macroeconomics)
Postgraduate Certificate in Urban and Environmental Planning
Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice
Master of Laws (Commercial Law)
Admitted as a solicitor in 2013
Admitted as a barrister in 2016
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Graded arbitrator, Resolution Institute
Probity advisor, NSW Government, NSW Treasury, QLD Government.

Read Mr Manner's resume PDF (204.9 KB).

John Southalan

C6, 118 Railway Street
West Perth WA 6005
john@southalan.net
08 9226 0358 or 0450 507 332.

Mediation

Nationally accredited mediator, National Mediation Accreditation System
Professional member, Resolution Institute
Online dispute resolution practitioner certification, Holistic Solutions, ICFML, Resolution Institute
Independent examiner, Australian National Contact Point (regarding compliance and complaints under the OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises). As a result, cannot accept any mediation engagement involving the OECD guidelines.

Law

Bachelor of Laws
Master of Business Administration (Mineral Resources Management)
Admitted as a solicitor in 1993
Admitted as a barrister in 2014
Honorary lecturer, Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (Dundee).

Mary Walker OAM

9 Wentworth Chambers
180 Phillip Street
Sydney NSW 2000
inbox@marywalker.com.au
02 8815 9250.

Mediation

Nationally accredited mediator, National Mediation Accreditation System
Advanced mediation accreditation and professional member, Resolution Institute
Internationally accredited mediator, International Mediation Institute
Appointed mediator, ACT Supreme Court and NSW Supreme Court
Chair, NSW Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Committee
Leading mediator, Doyle’s Guide 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021
Accredited mediator, NSW Bar Association.

Law

BA Hons LLB
Admitted as a solicitor in 1986
Admitted as a barrister in 1988
NBN Arbitrator Panel
Approved arbitrator and expert determiner, NSW Bar Association
Chair, Law Council of Australia ADR Committee (Federal Litigation and Dispute Resolution)
Chair/co-chair, Law Council of Australia ADR Committee (International Law) and Arbitration Committee.

Read Ms Walker’s resume PDF (304.5 KB).

Stephen Walsh QC

William Forster Chambers
Darwin NT 0820
swalsh@ebchambers.com.au
08 8982 4700 or 0438 603 988.

Mediation

Professional member, Resolution Institute
Appointed mediator, NT Supreme Court
Former member, NSW Bar Association ADR Committee
Nationally-accredited mediator, appointed NSW Supreme Court/District Court.

Law

Bachelor of Laws
Admitted as a solicitor in 1973
Admitted as a barrister in 1973
Appointed as Queens Counsel in 1991
Grade one arbitrator, Resolution Institute.

Read Mr Walsh’s resume PDF (130.7 KB).

David Baldry

William Forster Chambers
Darwin NT 0800
dbaldry@williamforster.com
08 8982 4700.

Mediation

Nationally accredited mediator, National Mediator Accreditation System
Multidisciplinary mediator, Australian Disputes Centre
Professional member, Resolution Institute
Appointed mediator, NT Supreme Court.

Law

Bachelor of Laws
Admitted as a solicitor in 1979
Admitted as a barrister in 2012
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Building disputes adjudicator, NT, WA and QLD
Sessional member, NT Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

Read Mr Baldry’s resume PDF (80.4 KB).

Sarah Blake

PO Box 117
Rockingham WA 6968
sarah@smblake.com
0419 841 184.

Mediation

Nationally accredited mediator, National Mediator Accreditation System
Internationally accredited mediator, International Mediation Institute
Accredited mediator, Resolution Institute
Panel mediator, Aboriginal Mediation Service, Department of Justice WA
Native title panel mediator, Federal Court of Australia.

Read Ms Blake’s resume PDF (189.2 KB).

Scott Ellis

Francis Burt Chambers
Perth WA 6009
sellis@francisburt.com.au
08 9220 0511.

Mediation

Nationally accredited mediator, National Mediator Accreditation System
Fellow, Resolution Institute
Chair, Law Society of WA ADR Committee.

Law

Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Jurisprudence and Master of Laws
Admitted as a legal practitioner in 1983
General and Advanced Professional Certificate in Arbitration
Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration
Senior sessional member, State Administrative Tribunal (WA)
Presiding member, Electricity Review Board (WA)
Registered adjudicator, Construction Contracts (NT)
Chartered arbitrator and fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Grade one arbitrator/fellow, Resolution Institute and Australia Centre for International Resolution
Panel member, Economic Regulation Authority (WA) (National Gas Rules and Railway Access Code).

Read Mr Ellis’s resume PDF (122.7 KB).