# Emma Gaunt

GM Approvals & External Relations

## Career chronology

- **Current role in the May 2026 presentation and 31 October 2026 roster; exact appointment date not disclosed.: WA1 Resources Ltd** — GM Approvals &amp; External Relations. [Corporate Presentation – Luni Niobium Project (May 2026)](<https://www.marketindex.com.au/asx/wa1/announcements/>) (Corporate Presentation, p.4, leadership team)

- **WA1 reported that Gaunt was appointed during the quarter ended 30 September 2024; exact effective date not stated.: WA1 Resources Ltd** — Head of Regulatory and Stakeholder Relations. [September 2024 Quarterly Activities and Cash Flow Report](<https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20241025/pdf/069k0w7xj70902.pdf>) (Corporate section, appointment paragraph)

- **Named in official reports in April 2018 and November 2022; WA1 described her as having recently served in the role in October 2024. Exact appointment and departure dates were not located.: Office of the Appeals Convenor, Government of Western Australia** — Appeals Convenor. [Appeals Convenor’s Report: Cockburn Cement licence appeals](<https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/publications/tabledpapers.nsf/displaypaper/4012299ccee66c57165acd1b4825835b0003e430/%24file/tp-2299.pdf>) (Appeals Convenor report, signature block); [Appeals Convenor’s Report: Yakka Munga Station vegetation conservation notice](<https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/environskimberley/pages/2586/attachments/original/1567059692/037-19_Appeals_Convenor_Report.pdf?1567059692=>) (Report cover and conclusion, signed by Emma Gaunt); [EPA Report 1730 – Earl Grey Lithium Project: Appeals Convenor letter](<https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/Referral_Documentation/Appendix%204%20-%20LOM%20EMP%20%28Covalent%20Lithium%202023d%29.pdf>) (Official letter dated 24 November 2022, signature block); [September 2024 Quarterly Activities and Cash Flow Report](<https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20241025/pdf/069k0w7xj70902.pdf>) (Corporate section, prior Appeals Convenor description)

## Suitability for the current role

### Approvals and statutory stakeholder experience relevant to the current role [wa1_emma_role_fit]

Public-office records from 2018–2022; WA1 appointment reported October 2024; current role as of May/October 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

The selected roster and May 2026 presentation list Gaunt as GM Approvals &amp; External Relations. WA1’s October 2024 quarterly report says she was appointed Head of Regulatory and Stakeholder Relations during the quarter ended 30 September 2024, had recently served as Appeals Convenor, held approvals-management roles across a diverse industry base and had more than 20 years’ public/private experience. Official government records identify her as Appeals Convenor in 2018 and 2022; her 2019 report records recommendations on an environmental appeal. This supports subject-matter relevance, but prior employer names, exact role dates and qualifications are not available here, and statutory recommendations do not independently assess personal performance.

**Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. The reports document advice/recommendations issued in a statutory office; they do not establish commercial success or personal fault. The current role-fit assessment is an analyst inference from the reported experience and current remit.

**Relevance:** Relevant to approvals and external-relations responsibilities; no evidence establishes the outcome of WA1’s own future approvals or her personal delivery at WA1.

[Corporate Presentation – Luni Niobium Project (May 2026)](<https://www.marketindex.com.au/asx/wa1/announcements/>) (p.4, leadership team); [September 2024 Quarterly Activities and Cash Flow Report](<https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20241025/pdf/069k0w7xj70902.pdf>) (Corporate section, appointment/background paragraph); [Appeals Convenor’s Report: Cockburn Cement licence appeals](<https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/publications/tabledpapers.nsf/displaypaper/4012299ccee66c57165acd1b4825835b0003e430/%24file/tp-2299.pdf>) (Appeals Convenor report, final recommendation/signature); [Appeals Convenor’s Report: Yakka Munga Station vegetation conservation notice](<https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/environskimberley/pages/2586/attachments/original/1567059692/037-19_Appeals_Convenor_Report.pdf?1567059692=>) (Conclusion and recommendation, signed by Emma Gaunt); [EPA Report 1730 – Earl Grey Lithium Project: Appeals Convenor letter](<https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/Referral_Documentation/Appendix%204%20-%20LOM%20EMP%20%28Covalent%20Lithium%202023d%29.pdf>) (24 November 2022 letter, signatory and action)

## Evidence gaps

- Exact effective date for the current General Manager role and exact appointment/departure dates for Appeals Convenor were not located.

- WA1 refers to prior approvals-management roles but does not name the employers or dates; education, qualifications and professional memberships were not found.

- Official Appeals Convenor reports document recommendations, not independent performance assessments; no personal delivery outcome for WA1 approvals work was established.

- Criminal, sanctions, litigation, professional-register, safety and environment searches were scoped open-web checks, not comprehensive checks.