Alex Rorrison
Alex Rorrison
Alex Rorrison
Alex has practised exclusively as a native title lawyer for the last 27 years having worked for the Northern Territory, Western Australian and Commonwealth governments.
Alex has extensive experience in conducting and resolving native title determination and compensation claims, negotiating a wide range of native title agreements and providing technical and strategic legal advice on native title and related issues.
Alex specialises in the emerging area of native title compensation, having been both junior counsel and instructing solicitor in a number of compensation test cases both in the Federal Court and High Court.
Alex is recognised nationally as a leading lawyer in the practice of native title law and was included in Doyle's Guide 'Leading Native Title Lawyers – Government & Traditional Owner Bodies – Australia' in 2017 and 2023.
Sue Meaghan
Alex Rorrison
Alex Rorrison
Sue is an experienced policy advisor and legal practitioner, with over 25 years working in the native title sector.
Sue’s broad experience includes senior native title policy and leadership roles within both the Western Australian and Commonwealth governments, as well as in-house legal roles for a native title representative body. Sue has also worked as an independent consultant focusing on capacity building, facilitation and community engagement.
Sue works with a focus on engagement and partnership approaches to deliver sustainable outcomes. She is also an experienced facilitator and trainer and uses these skills to provide understandable and practical legal advice.
Sue has in-depth knowledge of native title law and emerging policy opportunities at a local and national level. Sue was the Institute of Public Affairs Australia (WA)'s Policy Practitioner of the Year in 2022.