- PLANET
- 7 CPD POINTS
This course provides an overview of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process and explains how the assessment interacts with other statutory decisions.
The course includes an introduction to EIA principles, State and Commonwealth legislation, referral requirements, scoping, assessment and advisory committees, bilateral agreements and the links between EIA and planning decisions. Case studies and practical examples will be used to illustrate the EIA principles and application of the legislative framework.
Designed for
Statutory and strategic planners, environmental consultants, engineers. Planners who work on medium-larger scale projects in locations where there is more likelihood of environmental effects, or people who have no knowledge of EIA and want to build their knowledge, such as: town planners, urban designers, planning lawyers, strategic planners etc.
Learning outcomes
- Gain an understanding of EIA principles and Legislative frameworks (State and Commonwealth).
- When a referral is likely to be required under the Environment Effects Act 1978 (EE Act) and/or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation 1999 (EPBC Act).
- Steps in the EIA process (referral, scoping, exhibition, advisory committee, assessment and statutory decisions).
- Basic overview of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) (e.g. such as the Melbourne Strategic Assessment or MSA).
- How EIA informs other decision-makers about the likely environmental effects of a project and links to the planning system.
Presenter
Gabby McMillan MPIA | Director, Terralogic
Gabby McMillan is an environmental and planning consultant with over 18 years of experience. Prior to establishing Terralogic, Gabby worked as a planning and environmental lawyer and provided advice to clients in relation to assessment process and acted as an advocate at VCAT and Planning Panels Victoria. Gabby has also worked as a statutory and strategic planner for 14 years. She worked at the CFA providing statutory and strategic level bushfire planning advice. She has administered assessment and approvals processes for State significant projects, including road, rail, power, renewable energy and mining projects.
Terms & Conditions
Refund & Cancellation Policy
If you cannot attend a course for which you are registered, you must cancel your registration no later than 14 days prior to the course. Registrations cancelled more than 14 days prior to the course date will not incur any fees and a full refund will be granted. If you cannot attend and you are within 14 days of the course date, you can transfer your registration to another PLANET course (of the same value) or to another person as a replacement attendee, provided we have at least 48 hours’ notice of your decision to transfer. We cannot issue refunds or credits.
If you do not attend on the day a full fee will be charged.
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- Price
- PIA Members: $345 | Non-Members: $490 | We kindly ask that this invoice is paid before the event.
- CPD Points
- 7
- When
- Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 9:30am-5:00pm
- Where
- Online - Zoom | Hosted from VIC
- Registrations Close
- 30th Apr 24 9:00 AM
- Event date has passed
- Registrations are closed