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SUMMARY:2025 NELA National Conference
DESCRIPTION:🍃 NELA is holding its 2025 National Conference in Perth on Friday 14 November 2025 🍃 \nAustralia’s key environmental legal minds will gather for a full-day forum to reconnect with\, and reinvigorate\, the WA & National dialogue on key environmental issues facing Australia. \nThe 2025 NELA National Conference will be held at Parmelia Hilton Perth and its theme is: Environmental Law for a Nature Positive & Net Zero Future 🍃 \nNELA will be holding post Conference drinks at the Parmelia Hilton Perth\, where the 2025 NELA Lifetime Award Recipient will be announced (think canapés and drinks). \nNELA acknowledges that some of its members\, and those otherwise interested\, may not be able to head West and attend in person. In recognition of this\, NELA will be offering a hybrid capability. More information about this will be uploaded on our website in the coming weeks. \nFor those of you travelling to Perth to attend the National Conference\, NELA has been able to secure a 20% discount on accommodation at Parmelia Hilton Perth at the time of your booking. \n*Please use this code to access the generous accommodation discount: CMTG5 (click on Special Rates > then click on Group Code). \nIf you’re a lawyer\, policy professional\, advisor or academic working on climate\, biodiversity and environmental reform issues (amongst others) – see our Conference Program for full information on our great speakers and sessions.
URL:https://www.nela.org.au/nelaevent/2025-national-conference/
LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton Perth\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:NELA National Annual General Meeting 2025
DESCRIPTION:Please join NELA for our National Annual General Meeting\, being held online on Tuesday\, 25 November 2025. \nAccess the AGM Notice here\, to be informed of our items for business and voting eligibility. At the AGM\, our President (Mark Beaufoy)\, Vice President (Grace Huang)\, Treasurer (Shannon McGrellis)\, and Secretary (Tanja Mikulic) will each deliver an annual report. \nPlease register by obtaining a ticket below. Registration closes at 5.00pm AEDT Sunday\, 23 November 2025. \nNote: We are currently experiencing some intermittent IT issues – if you cannot register below\, please email secretary@nela.org.au to register.  \nIf you wish to vote at the AGM and have not yet paid your membership fees for the 2025-2026 financial year\, you must do so by 5.00pm AEDT Monday\, 24 November 2025.  If you do not pay your membership fees for the 2025-2026 financial year by this time\, you will not be eligible to vote at the AGM. \nIf you wish to vote at the NELA AGM\, but are unable to attend\, you can register for an AGM proxy vote using the proxy vote registration form and email it to secretary@nela.com.au by 5.00pm Sunday\, 23 November.
URL:https://www.nela.org.au/nelaevent/nela-national-annual-general-meeting-2025/
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SUMMARY:Planning reforms in Tasmania: Legal updates and insights
DESCRIPTION:Not a member? Join Us!  \nNELA offers its members a range of exclusive membership benefits\, including discounted rates for NELA events.  \nTo access member pricing for this event\, you can join as a member here. 
URL:https://www.nela.org.au/nelaevent/planning-reforms-in-tasmania-legal-updates-and-insights/
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:NELA WA Presents:  The Role of Solidarity in Addressing Climate Justice
DESCRIPTION:The Honourable Justice Brian Preston\n \nJustice Preston is the Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court in New South Wales. Prior to being appointed in November 2005\, he was a senior counsel practising primarily in New South Wales in environmental\, planning\, administrative and property law. \nHe holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws (1st Class Honours) from Macquarie University\, practised as a solicitor from 1982-1987\, and then at the bar from 1987-2005. He was appointed senior counsel in 1999. \nHe has lectured in post-graduate\, environmental law for over 23 years\, principally at the University of Sydney\, but also at other universities in Australia and overseas. He established two law courses: environmental dispute resolution and biodiversity law. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at the University of Sydney. \nJustice Preston is the author of Australia’s first book on environmental litigation (in 1989) and over 90 articles\, book chapters and reviews on environmental law\, administrative and criminal law. The subjects of his writings include: the law and the environment; sustainable development; biodiversity; climate change; heritage; environmental impact assessment; environmental crime; the courts and the environment; public interest litigation; and administrative law and environmental law. \nHe holds editorial positions for environmental law publications\, including General Editor of the Local Government Planning and Environment NSW Service and Title Editor for the Laws of Australia\, Title 14 – Environment and Natural Resources\, and is a member of the editorial advisory boards of the Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law and Legal Perspectives on Global Challenges\, Eleven International Publishing. \nHe has been involved in a number of international environmental consultancies and capacity-building programs\, including for the judiciaries in Indonesia\, Kenya\, China\, Trinidad and Tobago\, Thailand and Sri Lanka. \nJustice Preston is an Official Member of the Judicial Commission of NSW; Chair of the Environmental Law Standing Committee of the Law Association for Asia and the Pacific; member of the Environmental Law Commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature; member of the Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law; member of the Advisory Committee of the Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Law (National University of Singapore); member of the Adhoc Advisory Committee of Judges\, United Nations Environment Programme Judges Program; member of the Advisory Group on the Guide to the UNEP Bali Guidelines on Rio Principle 10; and member of the International Bar Association President’s Climate Change Justice and Human Rights Task Force. He has been inducted as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law. \nHe is the recipient of a Commendation in the 2010 Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration\, Award for Excellence in Court Administration\, for his work in implementing the International Framework for Court Excellence in the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales. He is also the recipient in 2010 of an award by the Asian Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Network in recognition of his outstanding leadership and commitment in promoting effective environmental adjudication in Asia. \n  \nThis event is hosted by College of Law \nNot a member? Join Us! \nNELA offers its members a range of exclusive membership benefits\, including discounted rates for NELA events.  \nTo access member pricing for this event\, you can join as a member here. 
URL:https://www.nela.org.au/nelaevent/nela-wa-presents-the-role-of-solidarity-in-addressing-climate-justice/
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