Chair
Joanna Ling, Special Counsel, Thomson Geer; Accredited Specialist in Planning & Environmental Law, Planning and Environment Law ‘Ones to Watch’, Best Lawyers, Planning and Environment Law ‘Rising Star’, Doyle's Guide 2024
Navigating Proposed Environmental Reforms
- Nature Positive law reforms: proposed reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act)
- Implications of introduction of new National Environmental Standards
- NSW Plan for Nature: proposed NSW reforms to the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 and the Local Land Services Act 2013
- Where to from here?
Presented by Brendan Tobin, Partner, Hall & Wilcox; Best Lawyers Planning & Environment Law 2017-2025, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Environment and Planning 2022-2025
Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD hour in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Presenters
Joanna Ling, Special Counsel, Thomson Geer
Joanna advises and acts for major Australian companies and individuals in all areas of planning, development, environment, contaminated land, heritage, water, pollution, waste, and compulsory acquisition. She has extensive experience acting for both consent authorities and proponents across a range of development types throughout all stages of property use and development. Joanna became an Accredited Specialist in Planning & Environment Law in 2020. She was recognised as 'One to watch' in Best Lawyers for 2024 and 2025 and as a Rising Star in Doyle's Guide for 2024.
Brendan Tobin, Partner, Hall & Wilcox
Brendan advises on all aspects of planning, environmental and resources law. He has acted for a range of clients (including renewable energy companies) on matters ranging from approvals for greenfield projects, approval requirements, and water entitlements, trading and licensing. Having acted in ground mining matters, Brendan has specialised expertise in climate change litigation. Brendan’s practice covers energy and resources projects in both New South Wales and Queensland. Brendan is also an experienced native title lawyer acting in respect to future act agreements, extinguishment reports, native title proceedings and Aboriginal cultural heritage requirements.
