Environmental Assessment - What is required and how to get approval?

When:  Oct 20, 2016 from 09:00 to 17:00 (ET)
Associated with  New South Wales

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.







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McCullough Robertson Lawyers - MLC Centre Level 32





19 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000
DATE:
      Thursday 20 October 

TIME:
      9.00 am - 5.00 pm

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McCullogh Roberston Lawyers, MLC Centre
Level 32
19 Martin Place
Sydney, NSW 2000
Elsie Pathmanathan
02 8267 3008
elsie.p@ipwea.org