Webinar and conference recordings
Session 4 of the NELA(WA) State Conference featured: Dr Lauren Butterly (Special Counsel, Environmental Defenders Office) who spoke about the era of Aboriginal heritage reform – reflections across state law reform and the Commonwealth Juukan Gorge Inquiry; Emma Garlett (Academic, Curtin Law School) who discussed Aboriginal heritage and Traditional Owner rights to water; and Professor…
Session 3 of the NELA(WA) State Conference featured: Robyn Glindemann (Director Lantegy Legal) who discussed the Samuel review of the EPBC Act – the status and implementation of recommendation; Lee McIntosh (Deputy Chair Environmental Protection Authority) who provided and overview of the reform of the EP Act (Part IV) – the EPA’s response; and Andrew…
Session 2 of the NELA(WA) State Conference featured the following speakers: Raphael Wood (Managing Director Market Advisory Group) who provided a ‘Carbon markets 101’; Elisa de Wit (Partner Norton Rose Fulbright Australia) who discussed Carbon markets regulation and participation from a legal perspective; and Sally Wilkinson (CEO South West Catchments Council) who spoke about the…
Session 1 opened with a keynote presentation by Ken Berlin (President and CEO The Climate Reality Project). Other speakers included: Alex Gardner (University of Western Australia) who spoke about the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions; and Senior Member Stephen Willey (State Administrative Tribunal) who discussed climate change considerations in planning law. Watch this session here.…
Brian Walters AM QC observed that important environmental protection values are enshrined in statutes, regulations, codes of practice and other instruments at all levels of government in Australia. But a law without a practical remedy fails to serve its purpose. Laws which are only sporadically or unevenly enforced undermine not only the environment, but also…
This fourth and final session of NELA’s National Conference 2021 has NELA Director and Chair: Dr Katie Woolaston in discussion with eminent panelists: – Dr Michelle Baker, Principal Research Scientist at CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness – Elyse Herrald-Woods, Director of the Environmental Biosecurity Office in the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and…
The webinar focuses on: the functions and responsibilities of independent planning bodies in New South Wales (NSW Independent Planning Commission), Victoria (Planning Panels and Environmental Effects Inquiries) and Tasmania (Tasmania Planning Commission); conduct of public hearings; testing of expert evidence; opportunities for reform. The webinar was chaired by Matt Floro. Matt is a Senior Solicitor…
Internationally renowned environmental law professor, Dr Christina Voigt, presented this webinar on 12 August 2021. Dr Voigt focuses on the role of the Paris Agreement Implementation and Compliance Committee. Dr Voigt is currently the co-chair of the Compliance Committee and has also worked as legal adviser and negotiator in the UN climate negotiations for more…
This NELA webinar, presented by Claire Smith (Partner at Clayton Utz) and Dr Annette Nolan (Lead Consultant at Ramboll Australia). Watch the webinar here.
The eminent speakers in this session were: the Honourable Justice Nicola Pain from the Land & Environment Court of NSW Dr Robert Niven, A/Prof at UNSW ADFA and Peter Cochrane, Regional Councillor (Oceania) for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The first two speakers reflect on the topic ‘National environmental law accountability…