In this legal review and overview of the legislation, Simpson Grierson will take the pain out of reviewing the new Natural and Built Environment Bill and the Spatial Planning Bill. Join us for a legal perspective on how the Bills stack up.
- 09 Dec 2022
- 10:00 - 12:00
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- 250.00 (plus GST) Members
- 250.00 (plus GST) Non Members
About this event
Overview
The Natural and Built Environment Bill and the Spatial Planning Bill are meant to improve systems efficiency and effectiveness, and reduce complexity, while retaining appropriate local democratic input. Will they do that? Will the environment be better off? Will development be enabled? Will the new arrangements work? Join Matt Conway from Simpson Grierson, as well as Taituarā for a two-hour session focused on the legal and practical aspects of implementing the Bills.
Who should attend?
Local government policy, resource management, and regulatory staff.
This is for council staff only.
Please register one ticket for your council on the Taituarā website. Leading up to the event, a Zoom link will be sent to you, to register on Zoom before attending. This can then be forwarded to anyone in your council who would like to attend.
Note: this event is being recorded and will be made available to registrants 7-10 working days after event completion.
If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact events@taituara.org.nz
Presenters
Matt Conway
Partner, Simpson Grierson Read ProfileMatt Conway
Partner, Simpson GriersonMatt Conway is an environmental lawyer at Simpson Grierson in Wellington. He advises councils and applicants about environmental policy, consenting and compliance issues, including district and regional plan reviews, roads, prisons, farm discharges, water supply networks, marine consenting, waste water treatment plants, vegetation clearance and child care centres.
He has been involved in hearings before councils, boards of inquiry, decision-making panels, the Waitangi Tribunal, the Environment Court, the Maori Land Court and the High Court.
Sarah Scott
Partner - Simpson Grierson Read ProfileSarah Scott
Partner - Simpson GriersonSarah is a partner in the local government and environment group in Simpson Grierson’s Christchurch office, specialising in environmental and planning law.
She has extensive experience in strategic planning and policy work, including through her role acting for Christchurch City Council following the earthquakes, and more recently for Queenstown Lakes District Council on its on-going and litigious plan review. Sarah also specialises in infrastructure and property development projects under the RMA and related legal regimes, including obtaining resource consents and notice of requirements. Through this work, Sarah has plenty of experience in the various courts and enjoys working in multi-disciplinary project teams.
Mike Wakefield
Partner, Simpson Grierson Read ProfileMike Wakefield
Partner, Simpson GriersonMike is a partner in Simpson Grierson’s environment and planning group, based in Wellington. He specialises in local government and environmental law, with a particular focus on the regulatory functions and processes of local government (including under the RMA), and decision-making and governance obligations and requirements. He regularly represents local authorities in relation to RMA matters (including before the higher courts) and has appeared before many other specialist tribunals and council hearings on specific strategic and regulatory matters.
Hamish Harwood
Senior Associate, Simpson Grierson Read ProfileHamish Harwood
Senior Associate, Simpson GriersonHamish is a Senior Associate in Simpson Grierson’s local government and environment group, based in Wellington. He is a specialist local government and resource management lawyer. His practice encompasses all aspects of resource management law. In addition, he regularly advises and represents local authorities in relation to judicial review, compensation disputes, and enforcement matters, including issues relating to: rates and rating valuations, building code compliance, liability issues, natural hazards, compulsory acquisition of property, infrastructure projects and dog control.