Equity Generation Lawyers

Equity Generation Lawyers acknowledges and respects the Australian First Nations traditional custodians of the lands upon which our offices are located. We extend our respect to First Nations Elders – past, present and emerging – and to all First Nations people.

We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of First Nations peoples on this land. In particular, we acknowledge and pay our respect to the Gadigal people who are the traditional custodians of the lands upon which our Sydney office is located and the Woiworung people who are the traditional custodians of the lands upon which our Melbourne office is located.

We acknowledge Australia’s First Nations peoples never ceded sovereignty of their lands, seas and waters. To us this means that land was taken by force and has been retained by force, and, as was stated in the Uluru Statement from the Heart, unceded First Nations’ sovereignty coexists with the Crown’s sovereignty today, and that sovereignty comes from a different source to the sovereignty claimed by the Crown – from the ancestral ties between the land and its people.

We stand by the right of First Nations peoples to self-determination and wholeheartedly support the constitutional recognition of First Nations peoples in Australia and the establishment of a Voice to Parliament.

Allowing the voices of First Nations peoples to be heard on policies and legislation that impacts them is a natural and necessary first step towards advancing the measures outlined in the Uluru Statement from the Heart, which we also fully support. 

In addition to supporting the establishment of a Voice to Parliament, it remains critically important for governments and businesses to engage in robust consultation with First Nations peoples from all over Australia in all matters which impact them, in accordance with international human rights principles. 

To play a more active role in reconciliation, in line with our values, in 2023 we introduced our first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), endorsed by Reconciliation Australia and available to view on their website here. 

We look forward to continued learning and progress throughout our commitment to rolling out the initiatives we have detailed in our RAP and continuing to serve our First Nations clients.