NSW Legal Series |Climate law and risk considerations for Planners
In the context of the new objectives in the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979, this seminar will focus on climate law obligations and risk considerations for planners in NSW.
Event Outline
In the context of the new objectives in the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979, this seminar will focus on climate law obligations and risk considerations for planners in NSW. This seminar will look at recent case law decisions, decision making principles, and legal duties in relation to climate change risk, climate change planning, adaptation and resilience.
Speaker
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Jessica Baldwin, Senior Associate, Holding Redlich
Jessica is a NSW Law Society accredited specialist in planning and environment law, regularly providing expert guidance on navigating legal and regulatory processes for government and private clients.
Jessica has built a career advising on complex environmental and planning matters, including development pathways, compulsory acquisition, contamination, and environmental controls.
Jessica has extensive experience in the NSW Land and Environment Court, particularly in Classes 1, 3, and 5 of the Court’s jurisdiction.
Jessica is also a member of the National Environmental Law Association’s Climate Change Working Group.
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Facilitator
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Liz Densley RPIA (Fellow), Founder, Eight Mile Planning
Liz is a town planner with 25 years' professional experience in urban and regional planning in NSW. Having spent the large part of her career in Local Government, Liz moved to join Elton Consulting in 2016 and has this year founded Eight Mile Planning.
Liz is a passionate planner with expertise across land use policy, strategic and statutory planning working closely with both private and public sector clients.
Based in Mudgee in regional NSW, Liz has a particular interest in regional growth and development and delivering a planning framework which can be tailored and is relevant across the diverse jurisdictions to which it applies.
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