This course provides an overview of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process and explains how the assessment interacts with other statutory decisions. It includes an introduction to EIA principles, State and Commonwealth legislation, referral requirements, scoping, assessment and advisory committees, bilateral agreements and the links between EIA and planning decisions. Case studies and practical examples will be used to illustrate the EIA principles and application of the legislative framework.

Designed For

Statutory and strategic planners, environmental consultants, engineers. Planners who work on medium-larger scale projects in locations where there is more likelihood of environmental effects, or people who have no knowledge of EIA and want to build their knowledge, such as: town planners, urban designers, planning lawyers, strategic planners etc.

Learning Outcomes

• Gain an understanding of EIA principles and Legislative frameworks (State and Commonwealth)

• Understand when a referral is likely to be required under the Environment Effects Act 1978 (EE Act) and/or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation 1999 (EPBC Act)

• Learn the steps in the EIA process (referral, scoping, exhibition, advisory committee, assessment and statutory decisions)

• Gain a basic overview of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) (e.g. such as the Melbourne Strategic Assessment or MSA)

• Understand how EIA informs other decision-makers about the likely environmental effects of a project and links to the planning system

Presenter 

Gabby McMillan MPIA is an experienced environmental and planning consultant. Prior to establishing her own business, Terralogic, Gabby worked as a planning and environmental lawyer and provided advice to clients in relation to assessment process and acted as an advocate at VCAT and Planning Panels Victoria. Gabby  worked as a statutory and strategic planner for 14 years. She provideding statutory and strategic level bushfire planning advice at the CFA, and  has administered assessment and approvals processes for State significant projects, including road, rail, power, renewable energy and mining projects.

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