[Webinar] UPDATE: NEW ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS FROM ACROSS AUSTRALIA FOR BUSINESS – 5 October 2022

Key Regulators, leading environmental lawyers and the experts will present on environmental compliance changes from across Australia that will include:

• Climate Change
• Carbon Management
• Contaminated Land
• Waste
• Air quality
• and much more.

PROGRAM

• 10.00am – Webinar Commences
  Tina Khoury, CEO Australian Environment Business Network (AEBN)
  • Welcome
• 10.05am – 10.15am
  Facilitator: Kim Maxwell, Webinar Facilitator, Australian Environment Business Network (AEBN)
  • Introduction and webinar guidance for delegates

COMMONWEALTH

• 10.15am – 10.55am (50min)
  Federal Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

• • Andrew Bray, Manager, Climate Strategy and Risk Climate Change Policy Branch
    • An overview of the Federal Climate Change Act 2022, and
  • David Gourlay, Manager, Safeguard Taskforce
    • New changes to the Safeguard Mechanism: An overview of proposed options to deliver the Federal Government’s reforms to the Safeguard Mechanism
  •  Q&A – Facilitated by Kim Maxwell, AEBN
• 10.55am – 11.15am (20min)
  Jennifer Bradley, A/General Manager of Emissions Reduction Fund Method Development and Purchasing Branch, Clean Energy Regulator
  
  • Carbon Abatement Contracts: Changes to Federal Government administration of Carbon Abatement Contracts
  • Q&A – Facilitated by Kim Maxwell, AEBN 

11.15am – 11.30am (15 min) BREAK 

COMMONWEALTH | QUEENSLAND | TASMANIA – A legal perspective:

• 11.30am – 12.10pm (40 min)
  Gabrielle Guthrie, Principal, Guthrie Legal: 
  
  • Commonwealth:
    • Australia’s State of the Environment report
    • A legal perspective on the new Federal Climate Change legislation and how the impacts on businesses across Australia
    • Understanding how Government mechanisms will deliver the new Climate Change legislation objectives, such as:
      • International offsets
      • Offshore renewable energy generation (Offshore Wind farm Projects)
      • Upgrade of renewable energy transmission infrastructure (i.e. Victorian Transmission Investment Framework (VTIF) Preliminary Design:

• • • • Small scale renewable energy scheme REFORMS (Clean Energy Regulator)
  • QLD and TAS:
    • Environmental compliance changes in QLD and TAS

• • Q&A – Facilitated by Kim Maxwell, AEBN

NEW SOUTH WALES

• 12.10pm – 12.40pm (30 min)
  Nancy Chang, Executive Director Regulatory Policy Initiatives and Advice, NSW EPA
  
  • An overview on new NSW legislation and what this will mean for businesses with operations in NSW –
    • Draft Climate Change Policy and Action Plan 2022-25
    • New Energy from Waste Regulation: Commenced 8 July 2022
    • Contaminated Land Management Regulation 2022: Commenced 26 August 2022
    • Air Quality: The New Protection of the Environment Operations (Clean Air) Amendment Regulation 2022: Commenced 19 August 2022
    • Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2022: Commences 1 Sept 2022
    • Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail) Transport Regulation 2022: Commenced 19 August 2022
    • More single-use plastic item bans for NSW: Commenced 1 November 2022 
    • and more…

• • Q&A – Facilitated by Kim Maxwell, AEBN
    

12.40pm – 12.55pm (15 min) – BREAK

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

• 12.55pm – 1.25pm (30 min)
  Kate Hamer, A/Manager Circular Economy and Waste, EPA SA
  
  • New environmental compliance laws and requirements for businesses in SA, including –
    • SA’s new noise policy
    • Administrative changes to contaminated land management in SA
    • Update on the SA Container Deposit scheme, and
    • other Reforms.

• • Q&A – Facilitated by Kim Maxwell, AEBN

WA | NT | ACT

• 1.25pm – 1.50pm (20 min)
  Gabrielle Guthrie, Principal, Guthrie Legal
  • A legal perspective on recent changes on environmental and carbon management obligations for businesses with operations in WA, NT and ACT
  • Q&A – Facilitated by Kim Maxwell, AEBN

1.50pm – 2.00pm (10 min) – BREAK
 

VICTORIA

• 2.00pm – 2.30pm (30 min)
  Lee Miezis, Chief Executive. EPA Victoria
  
  • A reflection on first 12 months of preventative environmental duties in Victoria.
  • Q&A – Facilitated by Kim Maxwell, AEBN

• 2.30pm – 3.00pm (30 min)
  Stefan Fiedler, Principal, Russell Kennedy Lawyers
  
  • A legal perspective on recent changes to Victorian environmental laws and their implications on businesses with operations in Victoria

Q&A OPEN FORUM

• 3.00pm – 3.15pm – Q&A OPEN FORUM with presenters and delegates
  
  • Ask your questions to the leaders in the industry – our lawyers, regulators and experts.  Delegates are encouraged to troubleshoot issues with the experts.
• 3.15pm – CLOSE

Disclaimer

At the time of registration, AEBN provided the most recent information available and the delegate and/or speaker accept that the content and/or the delivery of the event can change beyond the control of AEBN. AEBN will not take any responsibility for any errors, omissions and changes to the program or content of the event. The AEBN reserves the right to make changes as it deems necessary without penalty and in such situations no refunds, part refunds or alternative offers shall be made.