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Owner's consent – what are the tips and traps for planners?

Owner's consent is required for an application to be properly made. But there are various different types of owners consent that may be required. Melanie will discuss the requirements for owners consent and the tips and traps to ensure that the consent is correct and lawful.

Speaker

Melanie Simmonds
Senior Legal Counsel
Brisbane City Council

Mel has more than 20 years’ experience in private practice, in-house and government roles. As an executive with Brisbane City Council, she leads City Legal’s ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ and Development team, comprising more than 23 lawyers and paralegals providing planning, environment, property and infrastructure related legal services to Brisbane City Council.

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About the Series

The Legal Lunchtime Series will bring together speakers with recognised expertise in various aspects of the Queensland planning system and provide a platform to educate, inform and provide solutions through short seminars focusing on topics identified by our members.

These sessions will provide the necessary information and practical help for those currently working in the planning profession and looking to improve their understanding of legal issues that impact on Planners.

The chair for the seminar series will be:
Erin Brooks RPIA
Associate Director, Urbis

Erin is currently an Associate Director at Urbis and has spent her career practicing primarily in the statutory planning space. She specialises in the preparation and management of development applications across a variety of local government areas in QLD, with a particular focus on delivering approval and implementation strategies for complex projects. Erin has also been involved in a variety of ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ and Environment Court and Land Court matters where she has prepared affidavits to assist with minor change applications, extension applications and declaratory proceedings, and has acted as an independent expert witness.

Note: Payment is by credit card only. If you require another method of payment please contact qld@planning.org.au

A link to view this seminar recording will be sent to you with your registration confirmation.