Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
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Chair
Mike Doesburg, Partner, Wynn Williams
Infrastructure: Consents to Development Applications
- Planning & consenting
- Infrastructure consenting for climate targets
- Fast Track legislation
- Outcome of the Fast Track Approvals Bill (which is due to be passed by the end of this year) and projects that are being progressed under that
Presented by Jennifer Caldwell, Partner, Buddle Finlay
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the planning and consenting pathways available for infrastructure projects, including updates on the Fast Track Approvals Bill
- Learn how climate targets and national policy influence infrastructure consents and project progression
Presenters
Mike Doesburg, Partner, Wynn Williams
Mike is a resource management and environmental law specialist who advises private developers, infrastructure providers and local authorities. Mike has experience advising on obtaining and implementing resource consents for large and complex subdivision proposals. Mike also regularly acts for clients on complex planning matters, including appearing before council panels, the Environment Court and High Court. Mike has been identified by Legal 500 as a Next Generation Partner in projects and resource management. Mike is the Chair of the Resource Management Law Association Auckland Branch Committee and Co-Convener of the Auckland District Law Society Environmental and Resource Management Committee.
Jennifer Caldwell, Partner, Buddle Findlay
Jennifer specialises in resource management, environmental and local government law, with extensive experience as a strategic adviser and specialist litigator in the Environment Court, High Court and higher courts. She is a leading New Zealand lawyer advising on consent and designation projects and strategic planning processes. In October 2017, Jennifer was instrumental in Buddle Findlay’s appointment to the Supporting Growth Alliance, a five year programme of route protection for transport infrastructure to support Auckland’s growth over the next three decades. Jennifer’s experience as Alliance Manager on the East West Link project in Auckland and Legal Director with ALDAR Properties PJSC gives her unique insights into the efficient and effective provision of legal services to complex clients.
