Environmental Law for Local Government

Environmental Law for Local Government

Duration: 2 Hours 
Investment: $245 incl GST
Delivery: Face 2 Face & Webinar
(Delivery methods are subject to change)​

Please note: 2 CPD (Continuing Professional Development) points are available for this session

 

Target Audience

Environment and Sustainability Officers; Property Officers; Planning and Development Officers; Risk Officers; and Managers in these areas.

 

Overview

Local government is affected by environmental laws and regulation in various ways, including:
 

• as a potential polluter 
• in its role as manager of environmental assets
• as holder of environmental authorisations for licensed activities (EPA licences)
• in its role as a planning authority 
• as an environmental regulator for local nuisance and litter 
• as the owner of contaminated land (such as former landfills, council works depots etc) 
• in commercial dealings with land that is, or may be, contaminated.   

This course is designed to provide a basic introduction to key environmental law concepts and legislation that most affects local government, with a focus on practical application and risk management.

Attendees will gain confidence in identifying risk issues, and then working through those issues, including in interactions with the EPA.

 

Key Learnings

• Explanation of statutory definitions; statutory pollution offences; statutory defences; EPA reporting obligations   
• Discussion about key issues in environmental regulation and management
• Discussion about how to approach an EPA investigation and manage associated risk
• Introduction to site contamination
• Overview of recent case law involving environmental issues and environment protection 

 

Facilitator

Peter Psaltis, Principal – Planning, Development and Environment – Norman Waterhouse Lawyers
Peter is a Principal in the Planning, Development and Environment Team at Norman Waterhouse Lawyers.  This Norman Waterhouse Team is widely recognised as a leader in the provision of advice on planning, development and environmental law matters to the local government sector in South Australia.

 

Additional Information

What ‘Delivery Options’ are available for this session?
If a session is scheduled, the delivery options can be found below in the location field of the ‘Upcoming Workshops’ section. (Address = Face 2 Face delivery, Webinar = Virtual delivery)
 
No ‘Dates’ scheduled?
Complete our ‘Enquiry Form’ to be added to our waitlist and notified of upcoming dates.
 
Interested in having this program brought ‘In-House’ to your council?
Check your eligibility by requesting an ‘In-house eQuote’.
 
For further information about the content of this program, please contact LGA Training on 8224 2000 or at training@lga.sa.gov.au.
 
Please understand that by registering, you are accepting our policy conditions. For a copy of our policies, please click here.

 

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