Matthew Hansen is a Noongar man and lawyer with over 10 years of experience including over 6 years as a sole practitioner advising on energy, resources and regulatory matters. He also has extensive expertise in relation to native title, Indigenous affairs, and land access matters.
Mr Hansen has provided legal advice to resources companies such as Northern Star Resources, Billabong Gold, Western Areas and De Grey Mining. He has also completed inhouse roles with Newmont Asia Pacific, Sodexo and Rio Tinto Exploration. Prior to that, Mr Hansen was the legal and indigenous affairs manager of New Standard Energy.
Mr Hansen is a director of MADALAH, a not-for-profit providing scholarships for Indigenous secondary students in Western Australia to attend private schools.