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.
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.
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.
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.
nbn co - planning and environmental approval
Advice in all jurisdictions on planning and environmental approval pathways and acting in the defence of various appeals.
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.
Nullinga Dam Project
Drafted water law regulatory and approvals chapter for the Nullinga Dam Mareeba Dimbulah Water Supply Scheme feasibility report, examining scheme rules and changes that might be required to enhance water security and supply including identification of necessary /desirable legislative changes to Water Act 2000 and Regulations.
Opal Australian Paper
Long-term advisor to Opal Australian Paper on a range of environmental matters associated with the Maryvale Paper Mill site in the Latrobe Valley.
SGCH
Acting in relation to SGCH’s successful bid regarding the Social and Affordable Housing Fund (Phase 1), including debt financing with Clean Energy Finance Corporation in connection with developing high performing energy efficient homes.
Special situations Asian-based lending syndicate
Advising a special situations Asian based lending syndicate in respect of a secured two tier lending structure with an initial A$185 million peak debt senior syndicated loan note facility and eight related construction and working capital loans to separate SPV landowners which are part of a highly leveraged development group. The facility allows the SPV landowners to utilise funding across a portfolio of projects and incorporated flex mechanics to facilitate different start and completion dates, different project characteristics and different timing imperatives across the separate projects.