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Land & Environmental Law
Land & Environment law is an increasingly specialist area of the law. As a former environmental chemist, regulatory officer of the EPA and Prosecutor for Hawkesbury City Council, Frank is well placed to prosecute or defend your matter.
We specialise in:
Merit Appeals
Where a council may have determined an application in the negative regardless of the merits of the proposal, or in determining the application has taken into account irrelevant or insignificant considerations.
Existing Use Rights
If a business has operated for so long that it was in existence before the first relevant planning law came into effect but is now prohibited by new planning law, it may have an existing use right.
Environmental Charges
If you have been charged by the Department of Environment Climate Change & Water (EPA) or Local Government Authority for an environmental offence, we can help you. Offences may include pollution of waters, dumping and waste offences, matters relating to contaminated land or even carrying on development without consent.
Compulsory Acquisitions
In some instances, a statutory authority may require all or part of your land for a particular development such as road widening, or the running of a water pipe or power line. When this occurs, the statutory body will seek to acquire your land or part thereof by the rules of compulsory acquisition, sometimes under market. For more information, see our blog post on Compulsory Acquisition.
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