Deals

Port of Hastings Development Authority

Advised the Port of Hastings Development Authority on the approvals strategy for the environmental impact assessment, planning and other approvals for the Port of Hastings Container Expansion Project, including road and rail infrastructure to connect to port to the existing freight network.

Queensland Alumina Limited

Since 2018, assisting Queensland Alumina Limited in the preparation and implementation of its ‘5 Year Environmental Improvement Program’, which will see the investment of over A$400 million of capital expenditure, coupled with operational and cultural change, to reduce short and long-term environmental risk. Also acted for Queensland Alumina Limited for over 20 years on a range of regulatory enforcement matters (including multiple prosecutions) relating to environmental impacts associated with one of the world’s largest alumina refineries.

Queensland Alumina Limited - Alumina refinery

Advised QAL on a range of environmental incidents associated with its Alumina refinery in Gladstone, including responding to s451 notices, assisting in DES interviews, making submissions to DES, responding to statutory notices, and defending prosecutions.

Vopak

Advised Vopak on environmental risk arising from operations at Port Botany, including acting in the defence of a prosecution for water pollution offences in Port Botany and advising on hazardous waste storage and transportation of vehicle placarding.

Oakey PFAS contamination

Representing Toowoomba Regional Council and Oakey Beef Exports in Queensland in two separate proceedings against the Department of Defence for PFAS contamination of groundwater and soil at Oakey arising from the historical use of firefighting foams at the Army Aviation Centre Oakey.

Peak Gold Mines

Represented Peak Gold Mines Pty Ltd in defending a criminal prosecution in Class 5 prosecution proceedings for a water pollution offence involving mine tailings

Transport for NSW - One Carrington Street

Advised on voluntary planning agreement and project delivery agreement for the redevelopment of One Carrington Street above Sydney central CBD subway station at Wynyard including extensive upgrade of Wynyard Station concourse. The matter involved drafting and negotiating project documentation with the developer to ensure delivery of works, allocating project risks and managing interfaces with other major transport infrastructure projects simultaneously underway around the project site.

Australian Paper - Victorian waste-to-energy facility

Advised on environmental and planning issues associated with Australian Paper’s proposed Victorian waste-to-energy facility.

MACH Energy

Advised MACH Energy on its acquisition of the Mt Pleasant coal mine including providing advice on planning approvals, biodiversity, water rights and environmental licensing and undertaking purchaser planning and environmental due diligence.

Queensland Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning - Queens Wharf Brisbane project

Acted on all planning, environmental, infrastructure and native title issues associated with the A$3.6 billion Queens Wharf Brisbane project in the Brisbane CBD.