Lucy specialises in environmental, planning and government law, and helping clients to navigate the breadth and complexities of project regulation and approval requirements in Western Australia.
Lucy advises clients from all sectors, including energy and resources, industrial, agribusiness, infrastructure, government and property development clients. Her practice covers a very broad range of subject matters relating to project approval and regulation, including advice on matters such as water, native vegetation and fauna, emissions, animal welfare, dangerous goods, Aboriginal heritage, Native Title, contaminated sites, compulsory land acquisition compensation, planning and noise.
Lucy provides clear and practical advice and assistance at all stages of a project, from inception to operation and then end of life, including: up-front advice about the application of approval and regulatory requirements and the risks associated with commencement/purchase; assistance obtaining planning approvals, including planning appeals in the State Administrative Tribunal; advice in relation to ongoing regulatory compliance; assistance with response to environmental incidents and regulatory investigations; and environmental prosecutions.
Lucy’s experience includes: