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Managing environmental risks in property transactions using the latest data

Event Description

Environmental risks are increasingly influencing property transactions, with evolving legislation and emerging data sets reshaping due diligence and disclosure obligations. This webinar will delve into the critical aspects of managing environmental risks in property transactions, focusing on the latest legislative changes and data-driven approaches.

You’ll hear from Gabrielle Guthrie, an experienced environment and planning lawyer, and Howard Waldron, Co-Founder of Lotsearch. Together they will unpack key legal obligations and recent legislative changes, including the QLD disclosure statement and PFAS inquiries. They will also demonstrate how the latest environmental datasets can support better risk management, drawing on insights from Lotsearch’s newest reports.

Key takeaways:

Considerations for environmental disclosure and due diligence in transactions in QLD, VIC and NSW.
Changes in the legislative landscape including QLD disclosure statement and PFAS inquiries / recommendations.
Emergence of new environmental data sets and their relevance to practitioners, particularly in land use planning and development.
Lotsearch’s latest reports on Planning & Development, Contaminated Land, Natural Hazards: Bushfire.

Webinar

Webinar slides are available for download here.

Please note that the content presented in this webinar is accurate as of 3 June 2025. Appropriate caution should be taken if referencing this material in the future.

Event Speakers

Who will you be learning from?

Gabrielle Guthrie

Principal, Guthrie Legal

Howard Waldron

Co-Founder, Lotsearch

Helene Hogan

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.