Panel discussion: bushfires, Indigenous land management and carbon farming
Norton Rose Fulbright invites NELA members to join their second panel session of our two-part series focused on bushfires, Indigenous land management and carbon farming. Wednesday, 26 May 2021 | 1:00 pm AEST Special guests include: · Bruce Pascoe | Historian, author and agriculturalist · Rosemary Nabulwad | Cultural land practitioner · Rachael Cavanagh | Cultural land practitioner…
Climate Policy in Western Australia
Murdoch x Spacecubed Level 9, 32 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaGovernment responses to climate change and the drive to net zero carbon emissions continue to dominate political and social discourse globally. NELA has assembled a highly experienced panel of speakers to discuss the implications of the recently released WA Climate Policy.
Recent changes in the Waste Industry
UWA E-Zone (Central 105 & 106 Engineering Foundation Learning Studio) 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, Western Australia, AustraliaThe Western Australian Waste industry has seen a number of new developments in legal and policy framework, including amendments to Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA) and the publication of papers by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) addressing the closed loop economy, waste derived materials and the waste levy.
A Comparative Study: Independent Planning Bodies in NSW, VIC and TAS
ZoomThe webinar will focus on:
The functions and responsibilities of independent planning bodies in New South Wales (NSW Independent Planning Commission), Victoria (Planning Panels and Environment Effects Inquiries) and Tasmania (Tasmanian Planning Commission).
Mapping the regulation of mine closure
ZoomMapping the regulation of mine closure: a CRC time project Presented by Professor Alex Gardner and Laura Hamblin The project (15 March - 24 December 2021) has three stages in mapping the Australian regulation of mine closure, focusing on Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and the Commonwealth: Key concepts, goals and institutions. The current regulatory frameworks…
2021 Mahla Pearlman Oration
Law Society of WA Level 5, 160 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaThe annual event is a tribute to Chief Judge Pearlman’s achievements and an inspiration to younger generations of environmental lawyers.
The Role of the Paris Agreement Implementation and Compliance Committee
ZoomThe Paris Agreement Implementation and Compiance Committee is a transparent, non-adversarial and non-punitive body that considers the national capabilities and respective circumstances of treaty parties.
The challenges of regulating, investigating and managing PFAS – the “forever chemicals”
ZoomThe challenges of regulating, investigating and managing PFAS.
2021 National Conference | Session 2 – ‘Legal strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions’ | 10 Sept 4pm-5.30pm AEST
ZoomThe 2021 NELA National Conference will feature a range of speakers across law, academia, industry and government.It will explore the links between biodiversity and pandemics, legal strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and corporate responsibility and environmental impacts. Due to Covid-19, this conference will be held virtually but it still offers delegates opportunities to network…
2021 National Conference | Session 3 – ‘Corporate responsibilities and environmental impacts’ | 17 Sept 4pm-5.30pm AEST
ZoomThe 2021 NELA National Conference will feature a range of speakers across law, academia, industry and government.It will explore the links between biodiversity and pandemics, legal strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and corporate responsibility and environmental impacts. Due to Covid-19, this conference will be held virtually but it still offers delegates opportunities to network…
2021 National Conference | Session 4 – ‘Pandemics and national environmental law reform’ | 24 Sept 4pm-5.30pm AEST
ZoomThe 2021 NELA National Conference will feature a range of speakers across law, academia, industry and government.It will explore the links between biodiversity and pandemics, legal strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and corporate responsibility and environmental impacts. Due to Covid-19, this conference will be held virtually but it still offers delegates opportunities to network…
NELA Annual General Meeting
ZoomNELA's Annual General Meeting on 13 October 1-2pm (AEDST) 10-11am (AWST) Guest speaker: Brian Walters AM QC Join on Zoom Meeting ID: 827 8350 8793 Passcode: 228938
Te Piringa Environmental Law Symposium – free on Zoom – The University of Waikato
ZoomYou're invited to register for the Te Piringa Environmental Law Symposium, supported by IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, a one-day online symposium showcasing cutting-edge environmental law research and policy. The Symposium is held in celebration of Te Piringa Faculty of Law's 30th anniversary. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/te-piringa-environmental-law-symposium-registration-160472733265
International law of climate change: profound challenges facing UNFCCC COP26
ZoomYou're invited to register for a a free multidisciplinary online webinar discussion hosted by ILA(Australia) and Uni of Melbourne Climate Futures, chaired by the Hon Justice Nicola Pain. Questions to be addressed by the expert panellists Professor Jacqueline Peel, Professor Robyn Eckersley and Associate Professor Malte Meinshausen include: - how will the IPCC latest report…
NELA(WA) 2021 State Conference: Western Australia’s evolving regulatory landscape
The Melbourne Hotel 33 Milligan Street, Perth / Whadjuk Country, WA, AustraliaThe NELA(WA) State Conference is back! The conference will be held as a hybrid event available to attend in person at The Melbourne Hotel, Perth on Whadjuk Country or stream online. This year’s conference will explore the topic of Western Australia’s evolving regulatory landscape. Speakers across law, government, academia and industry will present about developments…
Trends in climate litigation
ZoomIn collaboration with the Asian Australian Lawyers Association (AALA), join NELA and AALA on 9 November 2021 at 6PM AEDT (3PM AWST) for a webinar on first, second and third generations of climate litigation, the interaction of different actors in climate litigation processes and future directions of climate litigation. The webinar will be presented by…
Clean Energy Agreement Making on First Nations Land: What Do Strong Agreements Contain?
ZoomJoin NELA on 16 November 2021 at 4-5PM AEDT (1-2PM AWST) for a webinar on clean energy agreement making on first nations land: what do strong agreements contain? The webinar will be presented by Dr Lily O'Neill. Dr Lily O'Neill is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research and the Energy…
Webinar: The Legal Protection of the Amazon: Current and Future Trends
ZoomOrganised by the Western Sydney University School of Law in collaboration with Griffith University's Tropical Primary Forests and Climate Change project, Cardiff School of Law & Politics School and Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at the Columbia Law School, this webinar will shed light on how legislation, domestic and international litigation, market-based mechanisms, and…
NELA(WA) Sundowner
Atlas Club 532 Hay Street, Perth, WAThe year is wrapping up and the WA Branch of the National Environmental Law Association would like to welcome you to our end of year Sundowner on 9 December 2021 . This event will be in person for WA members. David Hodgkinson will be speaking to the implications for Australia and Western Australia from the…
Partner webinar: Ecocide as a new international crime
This webinar hosted by several organisations in the Asia-Pacific region, including NELA's partner organisation, the Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law, presents an expert panel who will consider the proposed definition for the crime of ecocide. The Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide, chaired by barrister and author Philippe Sands QC (UK)…
2022 NELA Essay Competition now open!
2022 NELA Essay Competition: now open! The NELA Education Committee is excited to announce that we are now accepting submissions to the 2022 NELA Essay Competition! The Competition will remain…
The Nexus of Risk, Responsibility and Reputation
ZoomIn collaboration with WA Climate Leaders, join NELA(WA) and WA Climate Leaders on 16 March 2022 at 1-2PM AWST (4-5PM AEDT) for a webinar on the nexus of risk, responsibility and reputation. How will organisations be held to account on their environmental impact in 2022? Our panel will discuss how, this year, the scrutiny will only…
Climate litigation: Funders, litigators, responders
ZoomClimate change litigation garners a lot of attention and is changing business activity. In this online session, the Piddington Society in conjunction with NELA, bring together a funder, litigator and responder to climate litigation to consider the impact of climate change litigation, where it is heading and current issues in this area of law. In…
The Role of the Paris Agreement in Domestic Climate Change Litigation
ZoomKlimentina Radkova is a recent LL.M. graduate in Public International Law from the University of Oslo. She is passionate about legal issues concerning climate change, biodiversity, the interaction between environmental law and human rights and has focused her most recent research on the topic of climate change litigation.
NELA & Clayton Utz Mid-Year Drinks
Clayton Utz, Level 15, 1 Bligh Street, Sydney Level 15, 1 Blight Street, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaNELA & KWM Networking Event
King & Wood Mallesons, Melbourne Level 27, Collins Arch, 447 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaNELA 2022 National Extraordinary General Meeting
ZoomOn 29 September 2022, NELA will hold a national EGM for the purposes of undertaking constitutional amendments to increase the number of NELA Board Members and to change quorum requirements.…
Achieving Net Zero through the Circular Economy: Herbert Smith Freehills & NELA Brisbane Networking Event
Join Herbert Smith Freehills and the National Environmental Law Association for our Brisbane Networking Event on 13 October at 5.15PM AEST. Register by obtaining a free ticket below. We look…
NELA Webinar Series: Australia’s Offshore Renewables Regime
Zoom*Please note the rescheduled date of 19 October* Welcome back to NELA's webinar series! Please join us online on 19 October to hear from three fantastic speakers on Australia's…
NELA Webinar Series: First Nations Water Rights
ZoomPlease join NELA and Professor Anne Poelina for the next event in the NELA Webinar Series: First Nations Water Rights. Please obtain a ticket below to join us online…
NELA(WA) 2022 State Conference – The Energy Transition: Australia’s commitment to net-zero by 2050
The Melbourne Hotel 33 Milligan Street, Perth / Whadjuk Country, WA, AustraliaThe NELA(WA) State Conference for 2022 is here. View the full program here The conference will be held as a hybrid event available to attend in person at The Melbourne…
The OECD Guidelines and Environmentally Responsible Business Conduct
Curtin Law School 57 Murray Street, Perth, WAWhat does environmentally responsible business conduct look like? Can businesses be held accountable to address the environmental impacts of their activities? The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (OECD Guidelines) are…
Nature-Positive Futures: How Voluntary Biodiversity Markets Can Support a Regenerative Australia
Clayton Utz, Level 15, 1 Bligh Street, Sydney Level 15, 1 Blight Street, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaJoin us for a fascinating talk, networking, canapes and drinks at the Sydney Office of NELA's Supporting Partner Clayton Utz on Monday 28 November. Schedule 6:00pm - 6:30pm: Registration…
NELA National Annual General Meeting 2022
ZoomPlease join NELA for our National Annual General Meeting, being held online on 29 November 2022. Access the AGM Notice here, to be informed of our items for business…
Environmental Lawyering 101
Allens Level 11, Mia Yellagonga Tower 2, 5 Spring Street, Perth, WANELA (WA) presents Environmental Lawyering 101 – a speed networking event for law students and early career lawyers (less than 5 years PAE). An opening address will be given by…
NELA WA Sundowner
HFW Level 15, Brookfield Tower 2, 123 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA, AustraliaPlease join us to wrap up the year over a glass of wine!
Reforms to the Safeguard Mechanism
ZoomNELA Webinar Series: Environmental Constitutionalism
ZoomJoin NELA for our February Webinar on Environmental Constitutionalism. More about the event and speakers Associate Professor Dr Ron Levy Associate Professor Dr Ron Levy is a researcher…
Greenwashing: Prevention and Enforcement
Norton Rose Fulbright, 108 St Georges Terrace, PerthThe ASEAN Environmental Rights Framework and Opportunities for Australia
College of Law, Level 4, 570 George Street, Sydney Level 4, 570 George Street, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaNELA is delighted to be collaborating with the Asian Research Institute of Environmental Law and LAWASIA on a panel talk on the ASEAN Framework for Environmental Rights and lessons for…
Commonwealth environmental law reform: where to from here?
Clayton Utz Level 27, QV1, 250 St Georges Terrace, Perth, AustraliaJoin NELA for a FREE breakfast event, which is kindly being hosted by our supporting partner Clayton Utz. Registration includes coffee and breakfast. If you have any dietary requirements, please…
Sarah Flynne Memorial Lecture
Central Park Theatrette 158 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA, AustraliaRegister now for the inaugural Sarah Flynne Memorial Lecture, presented by Curtin University and the National Environmental Law Association. The Sarah Flynne Memorial Lecture commemorates the life and work of Sarah Flynne, a rising star in Australian climate law who passed away in 2022. The Lecture is an annual event to showcase innovation in climate…
NELA Webinar Series: The Planning & Environment ADR Listicle
ZoomWelcome back to NELA's webinar series. Join us online as Acting President PG Stilgoe OAM presents on the strengths and weaknesses of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the planning and environmental litigation spaces. Her Honour will specifically focus on the importance of subject matter in a dispute, the role and value of ADR, and the…
Lawyering in the Anthropocene: Solicitors’ duties to advise on climate risk
Norton Rose Fulbright Level 5/60 Martin Pl, Sydney/Gadi, NSW, AustraliaRegistrations close 4.00pm AEST on 31 August 2023 What does it mean to be a lawyer in the Anthropocene? What duties of care do solicitors owe to their clients when it comes to advising on the risks posed by a changing climate? Come along as we reflect on the development and future of the UK…
NELA WA State Conference 2023
Brookfield Place, Tower 2, 123 St Georges Terrace, Perth/Whadjuk Country Ground Floor, Brookfield Tower 2, 123 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA, AustraliaNational Conference 2023
Ticketing Guide: If you are purchasing NELA member discounted tickets, please make sure that you have a current NELA membership. To check the status of your membership follow this link. Please note, if a NELA member discounted ticket is purchased without a current NELA membership it will be refunded.
NELA National Annual General Meeting 2023
ZoomPlease join NELA for our National Annual General Meeting, being held online on 30 November 2023. Access the AGM Notice here, to be informed of our items for business and voting eligibility. Notably, at the AGM, our President (Mark Beaufoy), Vice President (Dr Phil McCormack), Treasurer (Tiphanie Acreman), and Secretary (Tom Webb) will each deliver…
EIANZ X NELA Enviro Drinks
The Establishment Garden, 252 George Street, The RocksWe are pleased to announce we are hosting a casual drinks and networking event with our friends at EIANZ on 7 March 2024, in Sydney. Attendance at the event is free, but registration is essential at the link below: https://events.humanitix.com/enviro-drinks-sydney-8m4ds8p9 We hope to see you there! Please email events@nela.org.au for all enquiries.
NELA Webinar Series: Rethinking the Origins and Future of Australian Environmental Law
ZoomJoin us and environmental law experts, Professor Benjamin Richardson and Matthew Austin, to explore the origins and future Australian environmental law against the backdrop of significant environmental law upheaval. Our…
The ASEAN Environmental Rights Framework and Opportunities for Australia
College of Law, Level 4, 570 George Street, Sydney Level 4, 570 George Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia +1 moreOver the past three years, the Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law (ARIEL) has been working with the ASEAN Environmental Rights Working Group (AER WG) established by…
NELA Seminar Series: Better for the environment, better for business: how will the EPBC Act reforms meet the brief?
ZoomJoin us and environmental law experts, Dr Justine Bell-James (Associate Professor UQ), Dave Copeman (Director Queensland Conservation Council) and Madeline Simpson (Partner McCullough Robertson) to hear about the Federal government’s…
NELA Webinar Series- Taking wildlife crime seriously: legal reforms and lessons from Europe
ZoomWildlife crime is increasing globally, posing a growing threat to Australia’s rich diversity of threatened and endemic species and natural ecosystems. Illegal harvesting, killing, and trading plants and animals also…
NELA Extraordinary General Meeting of Members
ZoomPlease join NELA for an Extraordinary General Meeting, being held online on 2 September 2024. Access the EGM Notice here, to be informed of our items for business and…