Environment & Town Planning
Anthony Spence
Partner
Phone (03) 6235 5146
Email aspence@pageseager.com.au
Specialities
Anthony heads the planning, environment and resource development practice group within Page Seager. He is experienced in all aspects of resource management including planning, heritage, environmental management, forestry and fisheries.
Anthony regularly appears as Counsel in the Resource Management and Planning Appeals Tribunal and Tasmanian Planning Commission.
He also appears as Counsel in the Supreme Court principally in administrative law cases.
Experience
Anthony heads the planning, environment and resource development practice group within Page Seager. He is experienced in all aspects of resource management including planning, heritage, environmental management, forestry and fisheries.
Anthony regularly appears as Counsel in the Resource Management and Planning Appeals Tribunal and Tasmanian Planning Commission.
He also appears as Counsel in the Supreme Court principally in administrative law cases.
Naomi Billett
Associate
Phone (03) 6235 5146
Email nbillett@pageseager.com.au
Specialities
Naomi commenced employment in Page Seager’s Environment and Town Planning Department in 2010. Her work involves all aspects of planning approvals and appeals, amendments to planning schemes and heritage appeals.
Experience
Naomi graduated from the University of Tasman in 2007. Following completion of her Graduate Certificate in Legal Practice she worked in the area of health regulation assisting in the resolution of complaints concerning health professionals.
Kate Stewart
Lawyer
Phone (03) 6235 5912
Email kstewart@pageseager.com.au
Experience & Specialties
Kate is a member of Page Seager’s Environment and Town Planning practice group. Her work involves amendments to planning schemes, all elements of the planning approvals process and planning and heritage appeals.
Experience
Kate graduated from the University of Tasmania in 2010 with a combined Arts/Law degree with honours in law. After completing her Graduate Certificate in Legal Practice she commenced employment with Page Seager in 2011.
Planning and associated regulation has become a complex area that is underpinned by legislation, diverse planning schemes, State policies and case law.
A number of authorities or other individuals may become involved in any assessment within the resource management and planning regime, such as a local Council, the Environment Protection Authority, the Heritage Council, interested members of the public, the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal and the Tasmanian Planning Commission.
Page Seager offers specialist advice on all aspects of Environment and Town Planning.
Our services include:
- Project managing development applications, including applications assessed by local Councils and the Environment Protection Authority.
- Coordinating statutory approvals for proposals.
- Planning appeals before the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal
- Heritage approvals and appeals.
- Facilitating amendments to planning schemes assessed by the Tasmanian Planning Commission.
- Resource development including Forestry, Mining and Fisheries.
- Liquor licensing applications.
- Appearance as Counsel in the Supreme Court on judicial review and appeals.
Our expertise includes the project management of development applications, the coordination of statutory approvals required for a proposal and ultimately appeals before the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal being the final stage required for many development proposals.
We have close working relationships with a number of specialist consultants in Tasmania and interstate in the Planning, Heritage and Environmental areas so that we can ensure that we retain the best people for your project.