Kaylene Hunter-Stivic
Senior Solicitor
LLB (DU)
Expertise
Kaylene is a Senior Solicitor with a multidisciplinary background spanning law, public policy, and Indigenous business development. She has contributed to a range of legal and policy initiatives, and her work is grounded in a strong commitment to supporting creative and cultural enterprises and advancing Indigenous economic development.
Experience
Kaylene was admitted to practise in the Supreme Court of Victoria in April 2012. She has worked as a lawyer in regulatory and private practice environments, as well as within the community legal sector. In addition to legal practice, Kaylene has had a long association with the arts and cultural sectors through a range of previous roles in First Nations arts and media, and she has also delivered Indigenous business development programs across WA. In addition to these roles, she worked as a senior advisor to former Senator Patrick Dodson during his term as Shadow Assistant Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Peoples.
Kaylene has extensive experience working with First Nations organisations and individuals across corporate, and rural, regional and remote settings. She is skilled at adapting to the needs of diverse stakeholders, and has worked across a range of areas of law and policy including ICIP, intellectual property and licensing, data sovereignty, corporate governance, and cultural heritage.
Recent Projects
Reviewing and drafting artist consent deeds, commission agreements, and licence agreements for public art and cultural product commissions;
Advising businesses on trade mark registration and developing strategies to protect their intellectual property;
Drafting licencing agreements and deeds for training providers and institutions;
Developing practical guides and toolkits for First Nations organisations and creatives to negotiate clauses in commercial contracts;
Facilitating consultation workshops relating to cultural heritage management;
Delivering ICIP and IP workshops for major government agencies; and
Providing advice in relation to corporate structuring and constitutions, and board and contractor arrangements.
Community
Kaylene is a proud Nyul Nyul woman from the Kimberley who lives in Torquay on Wadawurrung Country on Victoria’s southwest coast. Outside of work, Kaylene is a board member of the Aboriginal Retail Association, a member of Tarwirri (the Indigenous Lawyers and Law Students Association of Victoria), and volunteers with the Arts Law Centre of Australia. She enjoys spending time with her small family exploring the Surf Coast and surrounds, and poring over design and interiors magazines to discover new creatives.
