Environmental Law: Critical Reforms and Cases
Issues covered include: RMA, climate change reforms, water management, case law update, infrastructure
Description
A fundamental shake up to the New Zealand environmental framework, policies, regulations and laws is coming. Be ready and stay up to date with the latest legal and practical understandings of resource management, environmental planning, infrastructure, case law and climate change. Don’t miss out on hearing from the Auckland Council and leading environmental and resource management practitioners as they share valuable insights into the current environmental landscape.
Attend and earn 4 CPD hours
Chair: Derek Nolan QC, Bankside Chambers
1.00pm to 1.50pm: RMA Reform: Changes to the Act
- Rationale for and progress of the RMA Amendment Bill 2019
- Where to for the resource management system?
- The Government’s Review Panel
- The Environmental Defence Society’s Resource Management Reform Project
- How will the 2020 general election influence the reform programme?
Presented by Helen Andrews, Partner, Berry Simons Environmental Law
1.50pm to 2.40pm: Climate Change Reforms
Critically examine the changes that are necessary to bring effective climate change response through the RMA, so that both climate change mitigation and adaptation are addressed through local authority decision making.
Presented by Martin Williams, Barrister, Shakespeare Chambers
2.40pm to 3.25pm: PANEL DISCUSSION: Reforms to Water Management
Examine the current reforms to water management and hear from the Auckland Council and leading environmental and resource management experts.
Facilitator: Derek Nolan QC, Bankside Chambers
Panelists:
Helen Atkins, Director, Atkins Holm Majurey
Dave Allen, Manager, Natural Environment Strategy, Auckland Council
3.25pm to 3.35pm: Break
3.35pm to 4.25pm: Environmental Case Law Update
Look into the most interesting and significant resource management cases with a focus on the practical implications of those decisions.
Presented by Daniel Minhinnick, Partner, Russell McVeagh
4.25pm to 5.15pm: Infrastructure and the RMA
A critical update on the government’s ‘shovel ready’ process and reforms to fast track infrastructure projects.
Presented by Janette Campbell, Partner, Meredith Connell
Learning Objectives
- Examine the recent reforms of the RMA
- Understand the developments in climate change reform
- Consider the reforms to water management and its impact on legal practice, and receive valuable insights from the Auckland Council
- Reflect on recent and significant resource management cases and discuss the practical implications of those decisions
- Receive an update on infrastructure and the RMA