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Dr. James Smith is a Barrister at Martin Place Chambers and has been advising and representing both private and public sector clients in the areas of planning, environment, property and local government law for over 20 years. After being awarded the APA Commonwealth Scholarship James completed a PhD in environmental hydrogeochemistry and has since published material in a number of international journals and textbooks. He regularly provides guest lectures in environment and planning law at the University of NSW and Macquarie University, both to undergraduate and postgraduate students. James has held a number of committee appointments including Regional Coordinator in Sydney for the IUCN - Commission on Environmental Law, Executive Councillor of the Environment and Planning Law Association (NSW) Inc and Chair of the NSW Young Lawyers Environmental Law Committee. In 2015 James was also appointed to NSW Law Society Advisory Committee for Specialist Accreditation in Local Government and Planning Law. In 2008 James was awarded the Law Council of Australia’s Young Environmental Lawyer of the Year Award for an “outstanding contribution to environmental law”. In 2009 he published his Third Edition of the Practitioner’s Guide to the Land and Environment Court of NSW. In 2010 he obtained Specialist Accreditation in Local Government and Planning Law from the NSW Law Society. In 2012 James was recommended nationally as one of the top 20 "rising stars" environment and planning lawyers in "Doyle's Guide" - Australia's Leading Lawyers and from 2015 - 2024 has consistently been recognised in the Leading Planning and Environment and Barrister – Sydney category. In 2020 James was appointed as Environmental Counsel to the NSW Environmental Protection Authority and the EPA Board and in 2023 as Counsel Assisting the Independent Planning Commission.
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Barrister2 Selborne ChambersSydney, Nsw, Au
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BarristerMartin Place Chambers Apr 2015 - Present32Nd Floor, 52 Martin Place, Sydney Nsw 2000Areas of Practice: Planning and Development, Environmental (civil and criminal), Local Government, Land Acquisition Compensation, Property, Administrative, Building and construction, Native title. -
Legal CounselTransport For Nsw Jan 2013 - Apr 2015Legal Counsel (Senior Executive Service Level 3) in Environment, Planning and Property Law deployed to the Roads and Maritime Services within the Transport for NSW cluster. The role provided strategic legal advice and services to support the business and operations of the transport portfolio over a broad range of areas including: administrative law, environment, planning, property, compulsory acquisition, infrastructure projects, local government, tenders and contracts, regulatory matters, governance, prosecutions and alternative dispute resolution. Key challenges within the role included:• Providing strategic and concise legal briefings to the Minister and Chief Executive as well as reviewing Cabinet Minutes and proposed legislative changes, new legislation and regulations. • Managing external lawyers to ensure that prompt, expert and professional advice and support is provided when required and often at short notice and overseeing the management of the panel. • Working with a team of in-house of lawyers to deliver quality, efficient and expert legal advice and services to Transport for NSW/Operating Agencies.• Establishing and maintaining sound communication and relationships within Transport for NSW/Operating Agencies and their stakeholders. -
Senior AssociateNorton Rose Australia Sep 2007 - Jan 2013Senior Associate in the Environment and Planning Group. This role involves providing legal advice to financial institutions, developers, companies, utilities, local, state and federal government agency clients on the environment and planning law aspects of a wide range of activities including residential, commercial and industrial developments and the full spectrum of infrastructure (electricity, gas, water, telecommunication and road) projects. Key areas of expertise involve:• Commercial transactions (acquisitions, disposals and leasing), property disputes, statutory compliance and reporting requirements associated with contaminated land and site remediation;• Regularly appearing as a solicitor advocate for both developer, local council and state government clients in the NSW Land and Environment Court; • Advising extensively on various policies, procedures and workplace instructions to build client capacity to comply with their statutory obligations, including dealing with environmental impact assessment, vegetation clearing, cultural heritage, management of waste and incident response;• Environment Protection Authority investigations, criminal proceedings and negotiating amendments to environmental protection licences;• Developing training programs and subsequently delivered training on environmental matters to clients with the training tailored to the particular client’s business and key environmental concerns. Training has included training on environmental impact assessment and procedures, approvals and licences, incident response and environmental due diligence for managers and directors. -
SolicitorDla Phillips Fox Apr 2005 - Sep 2007Solicitor in the Firm's Environment, Planning and Local Government Group acting on both litigious and non-litigious matters covering the spectrum of environment and planning law both in NSW and Nationally. Key achievements included:• Represented and provided advice to various Commonwealth and State Government authorities including: the NSW Minister for Planning in relation to land acquisition and just terms compensation proceedings and providing environment and planning advice to the Commonwealth Department for Defence on contracts for property disposal and protecting existing infrastructure.• Acting for and advising clients in disputes associated with the contaminated land and compliance with the Contaminated Land Management Act 1997 (NSW) including instructing counsel in significant Full Federal Court of Australia proceedings and a High Court special leave application. • Appointment as the Firm's 2IC for the National Water Law Campaign and the internal technical expert for the Firm's National Contaminated Land Law Campaign contributing to a number of profitable business development programs. -
AssociatePwc Jun 2001 - Apr 2005Engaged initially as a paralegal and following graduation in a Bachelor of Laws as a solicitor with promotion through to Associate in PricewaterhouesCoopers Legal's Environment and Planning Group. Key achievements included:• Successfully representing developer and Council clients in NSW Land and Environment Court merit review appeals and advising mining law clients in relation to planning law, environment and due diligence requirements of mining activities in Western Australia and New South Wales. • Providing strategic environmental advice in relation to the obligations and entitlements under the Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997 (NSW) and acting for private board scale agricultural clients in class 1 NSW Land and Environment Court appeals against stop work orders and directions to undertake remedial works. • Advising water law clients in relation to water licensing under the Water Management Act 2000 (NSW) and water infrastructure and operational issues under various pieces of NSW legislation. -
Environmental ScientistErm Dec 1999 - Jun 2001Employed as an environmental scientist conducting hydrogeological and hydrogeochemical investigations and Environment Impact Assessments for NSW COAL in relation to underground long-wall coal mining operations in NSW. Advising generally and working as a project environmental scientist on numerous environmental impact and contaminated site assessments. -
Graduate EngineerAusgrid Nov 1997 - Jun 1998Accepted into the organisation’s graduate engineering program within the Engineering Department’s Environmental Service Unit. Key achievements included:• Preparation of Environmental Impact Assessments for various electricity infrastructure projects and Project Engineer for Sub-transmission Substation contaminated site assessments and designed a bioremediation hazardous waste treatment plant for the remediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soil. • Conducting audits for Environmental Legislative Compliance and Waste Minimisation and Management. Drafting text for various environmental legislative awareness programs including training software programs and developing Energy Australia's Total Catchment Management policy and Soil Handling and Sediment Control guidelines.• Writing of submissions to the National Greenhouse Challenge, Hacking River Catchment Management Plan, the National Avian Moralities study, and Natural Resources Data Directory with regards to Energy Australia's operations.
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Environmental Hydrogeochemistry -
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Earth And Environmental Science (Honours 1St Class)
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Dr. James Smith attended University Of New South Wales, University Of Technology, Sydney, University Of New South Wales.
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