Do you need to learn more about construction and demolition waste in WA? Are you concerned about PFAS and contaminated sites? Attend this seminar to learn how the law in the waste industry is evolving. Examine waste minimization regulations, look into the Eclipse Resources case and see how this impacts landfill levies under the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act. Dissect the ways to manage contaminated sites, to ensure you don’t become liable for waste you did not create.
2.00pm to 3.00pm Handling Construction and Demolition Waste: Encouraging Recycling in Western Australia
This presentation will review the decision in Eclipse Resources Pty Ltd v The Minister for Environment and examine the liability for landfill levies under the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007 and the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Regulations 2008. It will also consider further developments in the law relevant to Construction and Demolition (C&D) Recycling. The overarching question this presentation will consider is whether the Regulatory Regime is encouraging recycling or causing the disposal of C&D to avoid the payment of the levy.
Presented by Tim Houweling, Director, Cornerstone Legal
4.15pm to 5.15pm Contaminated sites in Western Australia: Spotlight on PFAS
This presentation will look at the framework for the regulation and management of site contamination in Western Australia under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 (WA), including:
- reporting obligations;
- classification of contaminated sites;
- allocation of responsibility in accordance with the hierarchy of responsibility; and
- the relationship between legislative and contractual allocation of liability.
Lucy will also consider this regime in the context of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination and look at the recently revised PFAS National Environmental Management Plan and the regulation of PFAS-contaminated material re-use and disposal to landfill.
Presented by Lucy Shea, Partner, Clayton Utz
Professional Skills
3.00pm to 4.00pm The Question of Waste Minimisation
This presentation will examine the Waste Minimisation principle and its application, in particular:
- What is the principle of waste minimisation under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA)?
- The policy framework
- Environmental assessment and waste minimisation
- Environmental licensing
- Waste Minimisation and the circular economy
Presented by Glen McLeod, Principal, Glen McLeod Legal
Chair:
Katie Winterbourne, Director and Principal, Lantegy Legal
Description
Attend and earn 3 CPD points including:
1 point in Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
2 points in Competency Area 4: Substantive Law
This program is based on WA legislation
4.00pm to 4.15pm Break
Presenters
Tim Houweling, Director, Cornerstone Legal
Tim Houweling is a Director at Cornerstone Legal. Tim has been providing legal services to clients of all levels and local governments for over 20 years and understands the complexities they face. Tim primarily practices law involving Town Planning, Environmental Law, Native Title, Local Government Law and Land Compensation matters. Tim often appears in the District Court, Supreme Court , Administrative Appeals Tribunal and State Administrative Tribunal. His qualifications includes: Bachelor of Laws from Murdoch University; Bachelor of Arts from Curtin University; Master of Laws from the University of Western Australia; Admitted to the Supreme Court; Admitted to the High Court; Adjunct Professor at Law.
Glen McLeod, Principal, Glen McLeod Legal
Glen McLeod is the Principal of Glen McLeod Legal and has 44 years of experience in environmental, town planning, government and development law. He has held senior positions in major law firms in Perth and London. In July 2012 he established the independent niche firm, Glen McLeod Legal. Glen and his firm have for some years been recognised as being ‘preeminent’ in their fields in Doyles Guide to the Legal Profession. He is a former member of the WA Environmental Protection Authority and the International Bar Association’s Council for the Section on Energy, Environment Resources and Infrastructure Law. He is also a member of the WA Law Society’s Environment Town Planning and Local Government Committee and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He was the recipient of the 2016 WA Law Society’s Lawyer of the Year Award. Glen is an Adjunct Professor at Murdoch University, where he has taught units in environmental and town planning law. He is the General Editor of the national loose leaf publication Planning Law in Australia (Thomson Reuters) and an editor of the Local Government Law Journal (Thomson Reuters).
Lucy Shea, Partner, Clayton Utz
Lucy specialises in environmental, planning and government law, and helping clients to navigate the breadth and complexities of project regulation and approval requirements in Western Australia. Lucy advises clients from all sectors, including energy and resources, industrial, agribusiness, infrastructure, government and property development clients. Her practice covers a very broad range of subject matters relating to project approval and regulation, including advice on matters such as water, native vegetation and fauna, emissions, animal welfare, dangerous goods, Aboriginal heritage, Native Title, contaminated sites, compulsory land acquisition compensation, planning and noise.
Katie Winterbourne, Director and Principal, Lantegy Legal
Katie has over 20 years’ experience working on commercial legal matters for resources, energy and infrastructure companies. Katie advises on Crown land access, regulatory compliance, project development and closure, and environmental legal issues in Western Australia. Katie has also negotiated agreements with all levels of government and regulatory agencies to enable her clients to achieve their project objectives. Before starting Lantegy Legal, Katie was a Partner at global law firm, Ashurst, in the resources and energy practice based in Perth. Katie also worked as an in-house lawyer at BHP Billiton for over 4 years, primarily supporting its nickel business. Katie undertook several legal research projects while studying in Calgary and advised the Chair of the Alberta Environmental Appeals Board on hearings involving contaminated land and water allocation. Katie is recognised in Best Lawyers Australia (2013 – 2016) and Doyles Guide (2015) as a leading lawyer in Planning & Environmental Law.
