Environmental Assessment - What is required and how to get approval? - Sydney 20 October
Many activities carried out by Councils require some form of environmental assessment and in many cases a number of approvals may be required before work can be lawfully carried out.
This seminar will step through the requirements of a Review of Environmental Factors (REF) and an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and how they should be prepared. We will also cover the requirements of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act) and all other approvals that may be relevant to the activity.
We will work through the steps you need to take before commencing work and cover important questions such as:
Is an REF or an EIS required?
What must be included in an REF/EIS (including format, content and consultation)?
Does the EPBC Act apply and how should impacts on matters of national environmental significance be assessed?
What other approvals may be required before work can commence?
This seminar will include case studies of the complex situations often faced by Councils in gaining approval for activities. If you have an example or issue you would like us to work through in the seminar, please email Elsie Pathmanathan in advance at elsie.p@ipwea.org.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
“Those people who should attend
this workshop include engineers, environmental officers, supervisors,
public works managers, consulting engineers, technical and operational
staff.”
PRESENTERS
Samantha Daly
Samantha
has worked in the planning and environment sector for nine years and
has significant experience in the property, energy and resources
industries. She regularly advises on the provisions of the Environmental
Planning and Assessment Act, Mining Act, Protection of the Environment
Operations Act, Contaminated Land Management Act, Water Management Act,
Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act and environmental
planning instruments.
Kate Swain - Senior Member Planning and Environmental Team, McCullough Robertson Lawyers
Kate has experience in providing complex legal advice in relation to a breadth of
environmental, planning, development and local government issues. Kate has
assisted with various litigation matters in the Land and Environment Court, in
particular Classes 1, 3, 4, 5 and 8 matters as well as judicial review proceedings
in the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the Court of Appeal.
IPWEA
NSW will provide suitable learning experiences and opportunities for
all students. The learning environment will take account of the
different characteristics of students and their varying cultural and
educational backgrounds. All
students have ready access to IPWEA NSW’s Student Handbook which
contains a clear, consistent, rational and understandable summary of the
organisation’s policies and procedures.