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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

  • Council control orders in relation to unauthorised development and use of land

  • Voluntary Planning Agreements (VPA)

  • Building Information Certificates

  • 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

Legal Education

University of Technology Sydney

Juris Doctor - Honours​

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