EXPERIENCE
Rio Tinto
Corporate Counsel
Jul 2012 – Present
Cameron is involved in many aspects of in-house practice including litigating and resolving disputes, drafting and advising on construction, procurement and sales contracts, negotiating with contractors worldwide, dealing with related issues.
Northern Territory Law Journal
Executive Editor
May 2009 – Present
Cameron has held this position since the inception of the Journal, being instrumental in the selection of the Editorial Board, the selection criteria for publication, and now soliciting and selecting articles for publication, editing those articles and overseeing all aspects of publication.
The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG, a former Justice of the High Court of Australia and the Chairman of the UN Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of Korea is the patron of the journal. A link to his website appears below.Northern Territory Law Reports
Editor-in-Chief
Feb 2004 – Present
Cameron has been the Editor-in-Chief of the Northern Territory Law Reports for over 10 years, selecting the decisions of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory for publication writing the head notes and overseeing all aspects of publication. The Reports are the authorised reports of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory and the permanent record of the Court's decisions.
Oyu Tolgoi - Rio Tinto in Mongolia
Acting Head of Legal
Feb 2011 – Jul 2011
Acting head of legal to a Rio Tinto company, Oyu Tolgoi in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, which was constrcuting a USD6 billion gold and copper mine, then the world's largest.
Rio Tinto Procurement
Legal Counsel
2010 – 2011
Consulting to Rio Tinto advising on procurement contracts, negotiating with contractors worldwide, dealing with procurement issues including disputes worldwide and in China in particular.
Downer EDI
Special Counsel
2009 – 2010
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National Australia Bank
Senior Legal Counsel
2008 – 2009
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William Forster Chambers
Barrister
2007 – 2008
Cameron was a barrister at the Independent Bar, advising and appearing principally in commercial and administrative law cases before all courts, including the Federal Court and the High Court of Australia. Cameron was a barrister at the Independent Bar, advising and appearing principally in commercial and administrative law cases before all courts, including the Federal Court and the High Court of Australia. He regularly appeared with and against the leading counsel in the Territory, including those who are now judges such as the Chief Justice, Justice Trevor Riley, Justice Stephen Southwood, Justice Peter Barr, Justice Judith Kelly, Justice Graham Hile, Justice John Reeves of the Federal Court and former Justice Dean Mildren RFD. Cameron retains strong links with those judges and with Justice Jenny Blokland who is the Chairperson of the Northern Territory Council of Law Reporting which oversees publication of the Northern Territory Law Reports and the Law Journal.
Cridlands Lawyers
Partner
Dec 2003 – Jun 2007
Cameron was a commercial dispute resolution partner at Cridlands lawyers, the largest and one of the leading firms in the Northern Territory, acting for international, interstate and local corporations in banking, mining, construction and related disputes. He regularly appeared as counsel in the Supreme Court, and when necessary, appeared as junior counsel to Queen's Counsel and Senior Counsel.
Singapore International Arbitration Centre
Arbitrator
2013 to present
Cameron has been appointed sole arbitrator by SIAC in a number of arbitrations.
Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration
Arbitrator and Mediator
2014 to present
Beijing Arbitration Commission
Arbitrator
2015 to present
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Fellow
2011 to present
Singapore Institute of Arbitrators
Fellow
2011 to present
Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
Fellow
2013 to present
The Law Society of Singapore
Member
2013 to present
Cameron believes in being a member of the local Law Society and in contributing to its activities. He is a member of the ADR Committee, the Publications Committee and the Internatinoal Arbitration Sub-committee. He takes an active part in arranging and speaking at seminars and has contributed articles to the Law Society Gazette.
Construction Security of Payments
Adjudicator
2006 to present
Cameron has written more than a dozen security of payments determinations and has prepared many applications and responses.
EDUCATION
Nanyang Technological University
Master of Arts in Contemporary China 2014 - 2015
In the MACC Cameron has studied Chinese history, politics, economy, foreign relations, security issues, policy making and culture. As he said in an interview for the Straits Times, the course has been valuable in my work with Chinese companies and SOEs, not only in understanding their structure and how they operate, but also appreciating their history and development and the motivating factors for their managers and CEOs. Understanding how the country and business have developed over the last 70-odd years helps in understanding their concerns and helps connect with their people on a personal level
Uinversity of Melbourne
LL.M. Law 2004 - 2011
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National University of Singapore
Grad Cert in International Arbitration International Arbitration 2010 - 2010
Cameron won the Singapore International Arbitration Centre Prize for best paper.
The University of Queensland
LL.B. Law 1980 - 1985
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