Level: Advanced   Points: 0

Speakers:
Kirston Gerathy, Partner, Planning, Environment and Government, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
Rosemary Bullmore, Project Officer and Solicitor, Environmental Defender’s Office (NSW)

This CLE is a must for anyone advising private or local government clients on coastal developments. It covers the main planning law issues that arise from the challenges of sea level rise and climate change impacts on coastal development and infrastructure.

The CLE outlines the recent developments in law reform, including:

• The NSW Sea Level Rise Policy Statement;
• Draft NSW Coastal Planning Guideline: Adapting to Sea Level Rise; and
• Amendments to the Coastal Protection Act 1979 (NSW).

The litigation considering the impacts of sea level rise is also discussed.

Chair: Nick Ferguson, Solicitor, Gadens Lawyers
Member of the NSW Young Lawyers Environmental Law Committee.