- 2024 LEGAL SERIES
- 1 CPD POINT
Biodiversity, carbon credits and climate change – what does this mean for planning?
Climate change and protection of biodiversity are long-held concepts within our planning system. But what does this mean in reality and how can the planning profession improve its impact on climate and biodiversity
Speaker
Anna Vella
Special Counsel
Baker McKenzie
Anna Vella, a Doyle’s Guide Leading Queensland Environment and Heritage Lawyer, ‘Australian Environment and Planning Rising Star, The Legal 500, 2023’ and featured as one of the ‘Best Lawyers in Australia, Planning and Environment Law, 2023’, is a special counsel in the Environment and Climate Change group at Baker McKenzie in Brisbane.
With over 20 years of extensive experience working on major project planning and approval pathways, project agreements, climate change, ESG, biodiversity, heritage, land contamination and remediation and environmental compliance, Anna has substantial expertise in all aspects of environment and planning law and has represented a number of high profile, blue chip, public and government clients in the delivery of infrastructure and major projects.
In addition to her time in practice and various sessional lecturing roles at the Queensland University of Technology, for the last 17 years, Anna has also co-authored the leading industry publication Planning and Development in Queensland, as published by Thomson Reuters.
About the Series
The Legal Lunchtime Series will bring together speakers with recognised expertise in various aspects of the Queensland planning system and provide a platform to educate, inform and provide solutions through short seminars focusing on topics identified by our members.
These sessions will provide the necessary information and practical help for those currently working in the planning profession and looking to improve their understanding of legal issues that impact on Planners.
The chair for the seminar series will be:
Erin Brooks RPIA
Associate Director, Urbis
Erin is currently an Associate Director at Urbis and has spent her career practicing primarily in the statutory planning space. She specialises in the preparation and management of development applications across a variety of local government areas in QLD, with a particular focus on delivering approval and implementation strategies for complex projects. Erin has also been involved in a variety of Planning and Environment Court and Land Court matters where she has prepared affidavits to assist with minor change applications, extension applications and declaratory proceedings, and has acted as an independent expert witness.
Other Upcoming Seminars in this Series
20 August - When to use case law to help your DA?
There are constant Court decisions being made which may change how legislation or planning scheme provisions are being interpreted, applied and considered. This seminar will seek to provide some suggestions and advice about how case law could be used to support a development application.
Speaker
Stuart Macnaughton
Partner
McCullough Robertson
Stuart leads a team of lawyers who practice in town planning, property development, local government and environmental law. He has practised exclusively in those areas of law for over 26 years. His expertise includes advising clients on the requirements of the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 (Qld) and Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Qld), and all their predecessors and related laws.
He provides specialist advice on major developments including master planned communities, town planning appeals, drafting planning documentation, infrastructure agreements and advising on enforcement of planning schemes, local laws and regulatory laws.
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10 September - Besides a development application, what are the other approvals processes available under the Planning Act 2016?
There are many different routes for development to be approved under the Queensland planning system. So what are they and how are they best used?
Speaker
Robyn Lamb
Special Counsel
Hopgood Ganim
Robyn is a Special Counsel in HopgoodGanim’s Planning and Environment team.
Robyn’s experience in the government and private sectors has given her extensive experience in the approvals process for development of land, the implementation of development proposals, compensation claims, planning appeals, major projects, infrastructure and representation in the Planning and Environment Court and Supreme Court (Court of Appeal). Robyn is the Vice President of the Queensland Environmental Law Association and an active member of the Urban Development Institute of Australia.
Recently, Robyn was named in The Best Lawyers in Australia 2022 - 2024 editions in the Planning and Environmental Law category. She was also included among the Doyle's Guide Planning & Environment Law Rising Stars – Queensland, 2022.
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22 October - What is a primary use versus an ancillary use?
The first step to establish the parameters of a development application is to confirm the correct land use definition. A land use may have one or several uses which are ancillary to the primary land use. How this is decided and what the case law says will be discussed in this seminar.
Speaker
Andrew Williams MPIA
Director
P&E Law
Andrew is a Director and experienced planning lawyer at P&E Law on the Sunshine Coast. Practising throughout the State of Queensland and specialising in the planning and environment jurisdiction, Andrew is able to bring to PIA a unique skillset and expertise.
Andrew provides due diligence advice, assists with problem solving in the course of development applications and conducts appeals and applications in the Planning and Environment Court. Andrew also provides advice to Councils to assist their strategic town planning and acts in the prosecution or defence of matters under Planning and Environmental laws, and local laws.
Andrew is the Convenor of PIA’s Sunshine Coast Branch, and is a member of the Queensland Law Society’s Planning and Environment law committee. Andrew loves solving problems and seeing clients achieve their goals.
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19 November - What is planning purpose?
The term 'planning purpose' can be used in a multitude of situations, including when preparing conditions or when seeking an extension application. This seminar will discuss and interrogate this term and what it means for development applications.
Speaker
Thomas McKeown
Director
McKeown Solicitors
Thomas McKeown is a planning and environment lawyer in Queensland.
McKeown Solicitors specialises in planning, environment and local government law.
Thomas acts for a variety of public and private sector clients with respect to all forms of development, from residential development to larger commercial and industrial development, and all manner of environment and heritage matters.
- Price
- Student Member $25 | Member $50 | Non Member $75 | Small Group Corporate Rate (up to 5 ppl viewing on one screen) $195 | Large Group Corporate Rate (more than 5 ppl viewing on one screen) $295
- CPD Points
- 1
- When
- Tuesday 23 July 2024, 1:00PM-2:00PM (AEST)
- Where
- Online - Hosted from Qld
- Registrations Close
- 19th Jul 24 11:55 PM