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Resume

Professional Expertise

I advise and act for clients in my specialist areas of planning and environment law expertise including:

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  • Rezoning of land and Planning Proposals

  • Development applications and modifications of development consents (pre and post determination) including State Significant Development (SSD)

  • Applications to vary development standards such as building height, floor space ratio and lot size (clause 4.6 variations)

  • Crown Development Applications

  • Land valuations for the purposes of Land Tax and Rates

  • Redevelopment of land by Strata Renewal Plan

  • Compulsory acquisition of land

  • Acquisition and extinguishment of Easements

  • Enforcement orders and notices in relation to development and use of land - such as a Council issued Development Control Orders (DCO) or Orders / Notices issued under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW)

  • Voluntary Planning Agreements (VPA)

  • Building Information Certificates (BIC)

  • Noise Control Notices

  • Permissive Occupancies and Domestic Waterfront Licences

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  • Planning law relating to Residential Flat Buildings (RFB)

  • Planning law relating to boarding houses

  • Planning law relating to housing for seniors and people with disability

  • Planning law relating to State and local heritage listed property

  • Planning law relating to cemeteries and crematoria

  • Interim Heritage Orders (IHOs)

  • Planning Panel and Independent Planning Commission (IPC) hearings

  • Land and Environment Court proceedings including Land Tax Appeals, Development Appeals, Appeals of Development Control  Orders, Appeals of Noise Control Notices and Judicial Review Proceedings challenging planning controls and decisions

  • Court proceedings in relation to easements

  • Applications for access to government information (GIPA and FOI)

  • Nuisance claims​

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After Hours

When not in my office, I'm often pursuing the following activities:

Teaching as a casual academic at the University of Technology in the areas of civil court procedure, administrative law and commercial transactions

Member and Executive Committee Member of the Environment and Planning Law Association of NSW

Legal Education

University of Technology Sydney

Juris Doctor - Honours​

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