Environment and Planning
How we can help
Our Environment and Planning team excels in advising on complex infrastructure and development projects across Australia. We navigate the evolving planning and environmental regulatory framework to meet your commercial objectives and environmental responsibilities and protect your social licence to operate.
We bring deep expertise across all aspects on environment and planning law. These include environmental impact assessments and approvals strategy, planning and environmental law advice, litigation, submissions and stakeholder engagement, contaminated land, regulatory investigations and compliance, director and parent company liability, land access rights, due diligence and compulsory acquisition.
From site acquisition and rezoning, to obtaining approvals, compliance and asset divestment, we can advise at every stage. Having successfully delivered projects in waste and resource recovery, renewable energy, energy and resources, infrastructure, oil and gas, commercial, residential and industrial, agribusiness and telecommunications, we have a strong track record across all sectors.
Services
Australia’s complex environment and planning regulatory framework is constantly changing. Our pragmatic and strategic advice navigates all aspects for a positive outcome.
Compulsory acquisitions
Assistance with valuation disputes, compensation negotiations and ensuring compliance with acquisition processes.
Contaminated land
Advice on approval strategies to remediate and redevelop contaminated land, contamination liability, regulatory investigations and complex contamination indemnity agreements.
Environmental obligations
Advice on biodiversity, financial assurance, decommissioning, heritage, native vegetation and material agreements to implement major projects.
Planning and environmental approvals
Advice on environmental assessment and planning approvals for projects across sectors including waste, renewable energy, infrastructure and oil and gas.
Pollution incidents and compliance
Handling regulatory investigations and prosecutions, compliance strategies and advice on director and parent company liability.
Waste and resource recovery
Resolving complex waste regulatory issues, advising on approval and compliance strategies for waste projects and handling environmental liabilities in large-scale waste asset transactions.