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Environmental Protection Law (on-line)
Date and time
Location
UWA Law School
On-line, using the Learning Management System, pre-recorded lectures and Zoom Crawley, WA 6009 AustraliaRefund Policy
Description
This short course is for legal practitioners and other professionals interested in the environmental protection regulatory framework in Western Australia, in its national and international contexts.
The course will explore six themes:
- Key definitions, institutions and objectives of Environmental Protection Law;
- The policy instruments and information tools that underpin environmental protection;
- Regulatory controls on particular activities causing pollution and environmental harm;
- Environmental Impact Assessment at the State and Federal level;
- Criminal liabilities under the WA and Federal legislation; and
- Civil liabilities under the WA and Federal legislation and at common law.
Alex Gardner, Professor of Law is the lead presenter & short course coordinator
Staff profile: https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/alex-gardner
Guest Presenters
Emma Gaunt, WA Appeals Convener; and Ruby Hamilton, Environmental Defenders Office
Emma Pringle, Law and Policy Advisor, Greens WA
Sally Audeyev and Brendon Dawson, King & Wood Mallesons
Robert Harvey, Deputy Chair, Environmental Protection Authority; Declan Doherty, General Manager –State Agreements & Approvals, Rio Tinto; and Ruby Hamilton, Environmental Defenders Office
Melanie Debenham, Herbert Smith Freehills
Craig Wallace, Lavan Legal
In the COVID-19 circumstances, the course will be conducted entirely on-line over the period 18 – 29 May. Reading materials and pre-recorded lectures will be available from 18 May and a series of interactive on-line 90 minutes sessions with expert guest contributors will be conducted via zoom in the mornings and afternoons of 25, 26, 28 and 29 May.
Continuing Professional Development Points (CPD)
Full attendance entitles a legal practitioner to claim six CPD points, selected from Competency Area 2 (Professional Skills), Competency Area 3 (Ethics and Professional Responsibility) and Competency Area 4 (Substantive Law).
NGO registration scholarships
by application to Alex.Gardner@uwa.edu.au
Refund Policy: Attendees can receive refunds up to 1 day before your event start date. No refund is available for non-attendance.