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Understanding the hazards: contaminated land – changing legislation & due diligence

Event Description

Contamination is a major potential risk to human health and the environment. For those involved in property and corporate transactions, it is important to understand the risks associated with potential (or actual) contamination at a site and the legal and practical implications of contamination.

In this webinar, experts will share an overview of contamination risk identification and the key state laws in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, which govern contamination management and liability. The discussion will also delve into the disclosure requirements under the Environment Protection Act 2017 (Vic) and proposed changes to property law disclosures in Queensland.

Key takeaways:

Webinar

Contaminated land overview.
Liability for investigation, management and clean-up of contamination.
Buyer beware principles and the need for due diligence.
Case Studies and Examples.
Best practice due diligence.

Join InfoTrack’s Product Manager, Tara Bernays, alongside Gabrielle Guthrie, Specialist Environmental Lawyer, Guthrie Legal and Howard Waldron, founding partner of Lotsearch.

Event Speakers

Who will you be learning from?

Gabrielle Guthrie

Principal,
Guthrie Legal

Howard Waldron

Founder & Director,
Lotsearch

Tara Bernays

Senior Product Manager,
InfoTrack

*If you are in the legal industry you can claim 1 CPD unit per hour for InfoTrack seminars under practice management and business skills. Practitioners residing in WA cannot claim CPD points from InfoTrack training through the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia.