Jayne specialises in aviation, logistics, maritime, infrastructure and transport law.
Jayne represents Australian and international airlines, airport operators, government entities and others within the transport industry in relation to the sale, leasing and finance of aircraft, airport developments, airport conditions of use, terminal and airside access agreements, maintenance contracts, conditions of carriage, aviation fuel (SAF and conventional), ground handling and government procurement / tendering. Jayne also advises on a range of transport-related regulatory matters, including aircraft traffic rights, PPSR and Cape Town Convention, airport slots, demand management, Airports Act, noise, sustainability, airport master plans and MDPs, safety, transport security (including SOCI Act) and licensing.
Jayne has been ranked and is recommended by: Chambers, Doyle’s Guide and Lexology.
Expertise
Experience
- Newcastle Airport International Terminal Assisted with design and construction of border agency facilities at the new terminal.
- Airport Slot Management Acting for a major Australian airport in securing a new slot coordinator, including assisting the client with government relations, creation of procurement strategy, drafting the contract and concluding successful negotiations.
- Lord Howe Island Flights Advised on contractual arrangements for the incoming and outgoing airlines flying regular services to Lord Howe Island. Included funding grants and transitional arrangements that prevented any disruption to service.
- Government procurement of air services Assisted a Territory Government with its procurement of a panel of fixed wing ad hoc air service providers.
- Defence procurement Jayne previously completed a 9 month secondment at the Department of Defence in Canberra and worked for Raytheon Australia in their contracting and procurement team. In this role, Jayne worked on various LAND, SEA and JOINT programs, negotiating and entering into contracts with a range of suppliers.
- Vessel acquisition and operation Advising an Australian company on the acquisition of a passenger leisure vessel and the contractual arrangements for its ownership, management, operation and sale of tickets to passengers.
- Airline acquisition Carrying out and reporting on legal due diligence for a major Pacific airline in its proposed acquisition of another Pacific airline.
- Resources charter arrangements Acting for various Australian airlines and helicopter companies on mining ‘fly in fly out’ agreements with a number of mining companies throughout Australia.
- Off-shore oil and gas Advising clients on obligations under the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act and mutual hold harmless arrangements for offshore oil and gas projects.
- Leisure and tourism Advising leisure and tourism operators on regulatory requirements and contractual arrangements, including in the Kimberley, Sanctuary Cove and Hayman Island.
- Sustainable Aviation Fuel Advising a major Pacific airline on its first Sustainable Aviation Fuel offtake agreement plus associated SAF registry arrangements.
- Fleet acquisition Acted for an Australian airline on the financing, acquisition and leasing of sixty E190 jet aircraft from multiple vendors across various countries.
