Conference Opening: The Hon Brad Hazzard MP Minister for Planning and Infrastructure Keynote address: The Hon Justice Brian Preston Chief Judge of the Land & Environment Court of NSW
The 2011 EPLA Conference is being held at The Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney on October 13 & 14, 2011. Founded 1833 as the School of Arts for the Mechanics of Sydney, the SMSA is the oldest Mechanics Institute/School of Arts, and the library has over 32,000 books making it one of the largest fiction libraries in central Sydney. Many of the tenants at 280 Pitt Street are not-for-profit or educational organisations. I am delighted to announce The Hon Brad Hazzard, MP Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, will open the Conference on Thursday, October 13, 2011 and the Keynote Address at the Conference will be delivered by the Hon Justice Brian Preston, Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court. The Conference will address important current issues such as Climate Change, Heritage and Exempt Development, and Recent Developments both legislation and case law. At the request of delegates to the Kiama Conference in 2010, the Workshop Program will be returning in 2011 and will focus on joint reports, expert witnesses and advocacy skills. There will also be a great opportunity to raise issues with the Co-chairs of the NSW Planning System Review, Tim Moore and Ron Dyer. At the conclusion of Day 1 (Thursday, October 13), The President s Drinks will be held at 5.30pm, at The Attic Bar of The Arthouse Hotel, hosted by Gadens Lawyers. The Arthouse Hotel building (across the road and next door to the Hilton Hotel in Pitt Street), is heritage-listed Philip Clay EPLA President featuring original architecture dating back to 1836, formerly the home of the School of Arts. It has been elegantly refurbished to reflect the splendour of the past juxtaposed against functional design principles of the present a fitting venue for an EPLA event. The Conference Dinner will be on Friday, October 14 at 7.00pm at the Museum of Contemporary Art, in The Rocks, Circular Quay. The Museum was established to fulfill the visionary bequest of Australian expatriate artist John Power (1881-1943), who left his personal fortune to the University of Sydney to inform and educate Australians in the visual arts. The site also marks the landing place of the First Fleet in Port Jackson in 1788. The Conference Dinner is always the highlight of the EPLA year, due to the excellent entertainment, and fabulous food from Fresh Catering. Delegates should reserve the dates and register their interest with Michele Kearns, EPLA Secretary at kearns@mpchambers.net.au. I look forward to seeing you at the 2011 Conference. Philip Clay, President EPLA
2011 Conference Sydney Mechanics School of Arts 12.00-1.15pm REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENT THURSDAY, 13 th OCTOBER, 2011 1.15-1.45pm Welcome & Opening Address The Hon Brad Hazzard, Minister for Planning & Infrastructure 1.45-2.30pm Keynote Address: The Hon Justice Brian Preston Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court of NSW 2.30-4.00pm WORKSHOPS JOINT REPORTS Trevor Bly EPLA Chair Acting Senior Commissioner Graham Brown Land & Environment Court Rob Player and Katherine Sheppard DFP Christina Renner Gadens James Harrison JBA ADVOCACY: Cross Examination Jacinta Reid EPLA Chair The Hon Justice Peter Garling RFD Supreme Court of NSW Richard Lancaster SC 5 th Fl St James Josephine Kelly Barrister Paul Crennan Crennan Legal ADVOCACY: Opening & Closing Anne Hemmings EPLA Chair Jane Needham SC 13 th Fl St James Sandra Duggan SC MPC Hasti Kalarostaghi Hunt & Hunt WITNESSES: Expert Evidence Stuart Harding EPLA Chair Commissioner Linda Pearson Land & Environment Court Andrew Duggan JBA Andrew Pickles MPC Clare Brown APP 4.00-4.15pm AFTERNOON TEA 4.15-5.15pm Robert Moses, EPLA LEGISLATION UPDATE: NSW - Marcus Ray, Assessment Systems, General Counsel NSW Dept Planning & Infrastructure Commonwealth - Kirsty Ruddock, Principal Solicitor, Environmental Defenders Office of NSW 5.15-5.30pm WRAP UP OF DAY 1 Philip Clay 5.30pm PRESIDENT S DRINKS Sponsor: GADENS LAWYERS THE ATTIC BAR, THE ARTHOUSE HOTEL, PITT STREET 8.00am REGISTRATION DAY 2 FRIDAY, 14 th OCTOBER, 2011 9.00am Welcome Back Philip Clay 9.00-10.30am Kirsty Ruddock, EDO THE CLIMATE IS A-CHANGIN opportunities/challenges for lawyers and planners and developers Prof Chris Turney, Climate Change Research Centre UNSW Climate Change: Lessons from the Past Dr Nicola Durrant, Faculty of Law at Institute for Sustainable Resources QUT Climate Change Policy: The Challenges for Legal Reform Siobhan Toohill, GM Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability, Stockland Responding to Change Antony Hobley, Norton Rose The Role of the Lawyer 10.30-10.45am MORNING TEA 10.45-12.15pm Phillip Clay 12.15-1.30pm Stuart Harding, EPLA NSW PLANNING SYSTEM REVIEW Tim Moore & Ron Dyer, Co-chairs The Scoping Stage Tell us! What s wrong? What s right? What do you want? What could be done better? Sponsors & EPLA Committee on the Panel discussion from the floor HERITAGE AND EXEMPT DEVELOPMENT Peter Smith, Smith and Tzannes Architects Petula Samios, Director Heritage Branch, Office of Environment and Heritage NSW Nick Tobias, Tobias Partners David Shoebridge MP (or alternate) 1.30-2.30pm LUNCH and MOVIE (Optional) Maria Tiimon Kiribati is being affected by climate change http://thehungrytide.com.au/ are we next? 2.30-4.30pm Jacinta Reid, EPLA RECENT DEVELOPMENTS Costs: Class 4, 97B, Class 3, Class 5 CR Act, Local Ct. s215 CR Act Court of Appeal: Recent Environment and Planning Cases of Significance Ian Hemmings, Martin Place Chambers LEC case update Anthony Whealy, Gadens Lawyers 34AA 4.30-4.45pm CONFERENCE WRAP UP Philip Clay 7.00-11.30pm DINNER, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, THE ROCKS Sponsor: MPC The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, Member for Sydney, Minister for Human Services, Minister for Social Inclusion (invited) CLE POINTS 1 point her hour / 10 points for full program
Environment and Planning Law Association (NSW) Inc ABN 54 158 326 831 2011 Conference at the Sydney Mechanics School of Arts October 13-14, 2011 2011 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM Tax Invoice and Receipt REGISTRANT S INFORMATION Firm/Organisation: Street address: P.O. Box: DX: City: State: Postcode: Phone No: Facsimile No: Mobile No: Email address: Please indicate special dietary requirements: Please provide the names of those attending the dinner DINNER ATTENDEES NAMES Please provide the names and email addresses of attendees CONFERENCE MULTIPLE REGISTRATIONS Email address: Email address: Email address: Email address: Email address: Email address: For more information call the EPLA Secretary on (02) 8227 9600 EPLA (NSW) Inc. ABN 54 158 326 831
Please tick ( ) boxes where applicable CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES (GST INCLUSIVE) For every two full registrations, the third person attends the Conference FREE Email EPLA for details MEMBER REGISTRATION NON-MEMBER REGISTRATION STUDENT REGISTRATION Both days $715.00 Both days $990.00 Both days $275.00 Thursday, 13 October $330.00 Thursday, 13 October $440.00 Thursday, 13 October $165.00 Friday, 14 October $550.00 Friday, 14 October $660.00 Friday, 14 October $220.00 Individual Session $275.00 Individual Session $330.00 Individual Session $110.00 Dinner $154.00 Dinner $181.50 Dinner $55.00 Dinner (Partner) $154.00 Dinner (Partner) $181.50 Dinner (Partner) $55.00 Please tick ( ) boxes where applicable Names of sessions: SESSIONS 2.30pm Thursday, 13 October Workshop Joint Reports 2.30pm Thursday, 13 October Workshop Advocacy: Cross Examination 2.30pm Thursday, 13 October Workshop Advocacy: Opening & Closing 2.30pm Thursday, 13 October Workshop Witnesses: Expert Evidence 4.15pm Thursday, 13 October Legislation Update NSW and Commonwealth 5.30pm Thursday, 13 October President s Drinks 9.00am Friday, 14 October The Climate is a-changin 10.45am Friday, 14 October NSW Plannng System Review The Scoping Stage 12.15pm Friday, 14 October Heritage and Exempt Development 2.30pm Friday, 14 October Recent Developments 7.00pm Friday, 14 October Dinner (Please provide names of persons attending the dinner) ABN 54 158 326 831 CONFERENCE PAYMENT OPTIONS By Cheque made payable to Environment and Planning Law Association By Direct Deposit Bank: National Australia Bank Name: Environment and Planning Law Association BSB: 082-053 Account No: 50910 2480 By Credit Card: Visa Mastercard Amount Paid: $ Card No. Expiry Date: Phone No: Card Holder s name: Card Holder s Signature: Please copy the form for your own records and send the original completed registration from by: 1. Post to Michele Kearns, EPLA, Martin Place Chambers, Level 6, 65 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000 or DX 130 Sydney; or 2. Fax form with Credit Card details to (02) 8227 9699; or 3. Email form with Credit Card details to kearns@mpchambers.net.au or admin@epla.org.au; or 4. Email, fax or post completed registration form along with proof of direct debit entry. Tax Invoice and Receipt
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