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The EDO presents regular seminars on hot topics in the meeting rooms of the 60L Green Building in Carlton. Where possible presentations are made available afterwards for download - scroll down or navigate using the right-hand menu.
The EDO also presents at other seminars and lectures for community groups, legal professionals and others. Where appropriate these presentations will also be made available below. To enquire about the EDO speaking to your group, call us on (03) 8341 3100.
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- The White Paper – how green will it be? Tuesday 17 June 2008. The Victorian government released the Land and Biodiversity at a Time of Climate Change Green Paper in April 2008. The final White Paper is due in 2009 and promises to "set the direction for Victorian Government policy and investment priorities in natural resource management, land health and biodiversity for the next 20-50 years". Presentations:
- Environment Protection and Contaminated Land, Tuesday 13 May 2008: the Environment Protection Act 1970 and contaminated land. Presentations:
- Contaminated land - who's liable? (PDF, 193KB)
- Contaminated Land, the EPA & the Environmental Audit System (PDF, 22KB)
- EPA Environmental Audits (PDF, 451KB)
- Careers in Environmental Law, 18 March 2008, panel discussion: speakers from private practice, government authorities, Australian Conservation Foundation and the Victorian Bar discussed options in environmental law, skills required and tips for success.
- Climate Change and the Planning and Environment Act 1987. Wednesday 27 February 2008 3pm, LegalWise seminars.
- Presentation by Brendan Sydes (PDF, 530KB)
- Human Rights and Environmental Law. Wednesday 27 February 2008, EDO Seminar Series 2008. Rights and responsibilities under the new Victorian Human Rights Charter and the implications for the Planning and Environment Act 1987.
Note: the Charter and associated documents can be downloaded from the Human Rights Law Resource Centre website (external site).
2007 SEMINARS - TOPICS AND PRESENTATIONS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
- The Water Act 2007, Monday 26 November 2007. The EDO and Environment Victoria presented an analysis and discussion of the new Water Bill 2007 accompanied by expert commentary from the Australian Conservation Foundation. Presentations:
- The Water Act 2007 (PDF, 347KB)
- Clean Water, Good Food, Prosperous Communities (PDF, 1.4MB)
- The Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006, Tuesday 30th October 2007. How the Act works and how it interacts with environmental legislation. Presentations:
- Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (PDF, 179KB)
- A New Way of Protecting Aboriginal Heritage in Victoria (PDF, 400KB)
- The Cultural Heritage Advisor's Perspective (PDF, 120KB)
- The Law, Animal Welfare and the Environment, Tuesday 25 September 2007. A public interest seminar highlighting the intersections between wildlife legislation, conservation and animal rights. Presentations:
- Commercial Kangaroo Harvesting and Compliance with the Code of Practice (PDF, 159KB)
- The Possums of Catani Gardens, St Kilda (PDF, 426KB)
- The Challenge Posed by Feral Animals (link to Graeme McEwen's paper recently published by the Victorian Bar Association)
- Gene Manipulation and the Law, 7 August 2007. Seminar on the the Commonwealth Gene Technology Act and the Victorian review of the moratorium on GM canola. View presentation (PDF, 45KB)
- Implementing Emissions Trading - The Big Picture and the Small Print, 22 May 2007. The legal and policy issues that arise in implementing an emissions trading scheme in Australia. Presentations:
- Careers in Environmental Law, 22 March 2007, seminar and panel discussion: speakers from private practice, government authorities and the Victorian Bar discussed options in environmental law, skills required and the future.
- Forestry on Trial - Brown v Forestry Tasmania, 13 February 2007, seminar: discussion of the Wielangta Forest decision of 19 December 06, and the implications for forestry and biodiversity protection. View presentation...(PDF, 168KB)