Wilson

Sarah Wilson

Special Counsel

Areas of expertise

Overview

Sarah works with public and private sector clients to advise on environment and planning requirements with a particular focus on compliance with State and Federal environmental laws.

She regularly advises on renewable energy, mining, forestry, infrastructure, aquaculture and major projects.

Sarah specialises in advising project proponents on a full range of statutory approvals including referral requirements under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

Experience

Sarah’s focus is on the provision of complex environment and planning law advice to public and private sector clients.

Examples of her experience include:

  • advising proponents on statutory frameworks, major project pathways and applicable exemptions;
  • undertaking due diligence for major projects;
  • advising on compliance with the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 with a particular focus on environment protection notices and Level 2 assessments;
  • advising on compliance with the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 with a particular focus on referrals, controlled actions and assessment pathways;
  • conducting planning appeals in the Tasmanian Civil & Administrative Tribunal (Resource and Planning Stream);
  • coordinating judicial review proceedings of natural resource management decisions; and
  • conducting proceedings under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in the Federal Court of Australia.

Sarah is a member of the National Environmental Law Association and the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand and contributes to professional environment and planning law journals and publications. She holds a Master of Laws (Environmental Law) from the Australian National University and has practised in government, in-house and private practice including in London and the Pacific.

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