Jacqueline Plant

Special Counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright

Jacqueline is an environment and planning lawyer based in Melbourne.   Jacqueline has extensive transactional, litigation and advisory experience. She has advised clients in the renewable energy, waste, development and government sectors on a wide range of environmental and planning matters including, environmental licensing and compliance, waste management, contaminated land, native vegetation, aboriginal cultural heritage, planning applications, planning scheme amendments and due diligence advice. Her experience also extends to regularly representing clients in specialist planning and environment tribunals and courts in disputed matters.  Jacqueline has worked on a number of large projects and disputed matters as part of multidisciplinary teams which means that she is well placed to work collaboratively with counsel, consultants and clients.   Jacqueline has a particular interest in the renewables sector, having completed Honours in law on the legal regulation of solar technology in Australia.

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Carmen Bradfield

Senior Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright

Carmen is an environmental and planning lawyer based in Melbourne.  Carmen has extensive transactional, litigious and advisory experience specialising in environmental law. She has experience in advising clients in the renewable energy, waste, agri-industrial and industrial sectors on a wide range of environmental and planning matters, including environmental licensing and compliance, contaminated land obligations and notifications, waste management, due diligence and transactional advice.  Coming from a general regulatory background specialised in environmental law makes Carmen well placed to work with counsel, consultants and clients across a broad range of matters and as part of multidisciplinary teams in both advisory and litigation contexts. Her experience also extends to engaging with government authorities.  Carmen has a particular focus on general climate change advisory advice and renewable energy with experience in assisting clients to succeed with projects under the South African Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme. Carmen was previously at another leading international law firm in South Africa where she practised in the public law, regulatory and environmental law team for a number of years, specialising in environmental compliance and litigation.

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John King

Director, Talis Consultants

John is a Fellow of Engineers Australia and the Institute of Public Works Engineering, Australia and  a founding Director of Talis Consultants.  He was instrumental in establishing the local government Waste Supply Agreements for the two EfW projects in Western Australia.  John has also provided EfW consulting services to the New South Wales and Victorian governments.

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Esther Hughes

Principal Environmental Planner, MRA Consulting Group

Esther is the Principal Planning Consultant at MRA Consulting, heading up a team that delivers waste and resource recovery development applications and licensing approvals. She has more than 14 years in environmental assessment, with 6 specialising in the waste industry.  Esther’s experience includes waste to energy, materials recycling facilities, organics, construction and demolition waste, waste transfer, landfills and glass, plastics and tyre reprocessing.   She is interested in the integrated frameworks of economy, policy, and regulation and is passionate about environmental solutions that meet business demands.

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Esther Hughes

Principal Environmental Planner, MRA Consulting Group

Esther is the Principal Planning Consultant at MRA Consulting, heading up a team that delivers waste and resource recovery development applications and licensing approvals. She has more than 14 years in environmental assessment, with 6 specialising in the waste industry.  Esther’s experience includes waste to energy, materials recycling facilities, organics, construction and demolition waste, waste transfer, landfills and glass, plastics and tyre reprocessing.   She is interested in the integrated frameworks of economy, policy, and regulation and is passionate about environmental solutions that meet business demands.

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