Navigating Legal Aspects of Contaminated Land Management with Special Counsel, Sarah Mansfield

Sarah Mansfield is an environment and planning lawyer based in Sydney with more than 14 years experience. 

Sarah has extensive transactional, litigation and advisory experience. She advises and acts for government authorities, land owners, developers and financial institutions on matters related to contaminated land, pollution, waste, vegetation and planning and environmental approvals. 

In this episode, Sarah and Shonelle discuss the numerous types of legal issues commonly addressed in regards to contaminated land management (from large scale commercial and industrial sites to smaller scale residential types) as well as the differences between site remediation via the CLM Act, POEO Act, and the EP&A Act.

You'll also hear their perspective on the new consolidated SEPP and the current deficiencies which haven't yet been amended, as well as some legal difficulties councils should be aware of in terms of doing their due diligence and disclosing all available records of potential relevance to land purchasers.

Thanks so much for listening! 

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