Deals

NSW Regional Growth Development Corporation - Special Activation Precincts

Provision of strategic planning advice to the Regional Growth Development Corporation associated with the new Special Activation Precincts.

Toowoomba Regional Council - detailed advice

Provided detailed advice on the appropriateness of existing delegations under the Local Government Act 2009. Undertaking a complete review of all existing delegations and drafting new delegations (and report to Council) in preparation for the commencement of the Planning Act 2016.

Powerlink Queensland - Neoen Solar Project

Advising on approval requirements and landowners consent obligations for new transmission line to connect Neoen’s solar project to Powerlink’s high voltage transmission network.

Transport for NSW - Appin Road

Providing extensive advice to TfNSW on the biodiversity impacts of the proposed Appin Rd Safety and Upgrade works.

Frasers Property - biodiversity offset and credit trading agreements

Advised on various biodiversity offset and credit trading agreements required under State and Commonwealth approvals.

Opal Australian Paper

Advised Opal Australian Paper on environmental and planning issues associated with Australian Paper’s Victorian waste-to-energy facility to be co-located with the Maryvale mill, including the approval strategy and representation in the third party appeal which challenged the grant of a works approval by the EPA.

Adelaide Brighton

Provided extensive environmental compliance advice to Adelaide Brighton on waste disposal and the proper construction of Waste Resource Recovery Exemptions.

Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Group

Advised Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Group on each of its collaborative waste services procurements over the past 10 years.

Confidential Council - Environmental audit of waste facilities

Advising local government in response to a comprehensive environmental audit of over 30 waste facilities, including addressing matters of non-compliance, responding to regulator investigations and avoiding compliance action against Council. This included briefing Council staff on regulator’s powers and requirements in preparation for regulator inspections of over 20 of the facilities.

Stockland - Elara town centre

Acted on Stockland’s NSW Elara residential and town centre development including voluntary planning agreements, advice on infrastructure provision, planning advice and documentation of access arrangements with adjoining owners for construction of infrastructure and roads.

Queensland Department of Natural Resources Mines & Energy - Strathmore vegetation clearing

Acted in relation to various proceedings concerning the clearing of some 20,000 hectares of vegetation at Strathmore Station in far north Queensland. This included defending two judicial review proceedings relating to decisions on PMAVs, an appeal to the P&E Court against an enforcement notice, and peripheral assistance to a prosecution run in-house by the State (including disclosure of 27,500 documents in a 7 day timeframe). DNRME was successful in the prosecution, the judicial review proceedings were both withdrawn, and the enforcement notice appeal was resolved on the basis of extensive rehabilitation requirements.

Private sector developer - Rhodes

Acting in relation to major planning proposals and a significant planning agreement offer to provide the infrastructure to support the proposed changes to the planning controls at Rhodes East.

Transport for NSW - Kings Hill and Menangle Park

Acting for Transport for NSW (formally the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces and RMS) on the AU$50M infrastructure arrangements to service the Kings Hill URA and AU$100M infrastructure arrangements to service the Menangle Park URA.

Aurizon

Acted for Aurizon on multiple land acquisition matters in Queensland and Victoria, including ongoing representation in relation to the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Road’s resumption for the Bruce Highway upgrade from Vantassel to Cluden.