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About the event

With the recent passage of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC) reforms, this webinar will examine the relevant aspects of the seven bills, highlight the key changes, and discuss the implications for environmental practitioners.

The reforms have had a long development period, with a five year gap since the Samuel Review. This webinar will also compare and contrast the reforms as agreed, compared to the Samuel review recommendations.

Delegates will be given a practical overview of the reforms from consultants at Umwelt, via a presentation and panel discussion, faclitated by Andrew Morision FEIANZ. Please join us to explore what the new legislation may mean for consultants and proponents, and what to expect in coming months.

Meet the speakers

Jane Gibbs MEIANZ | National ESG Advisory Lead / Executive (Social and Heritage)

Jane has over three decades of experience in both the public and private sectors, including 3 years Board experience and 9 years in senior executive roles. Jane has worked across several different environmental disciplines and has particular expertise in energy and climate change. Before joining Umwelt, Jane was the Director, Climate Adaptation, Land Sector and Opportunities and the Executive Director, Energy in NSW DCCEEW. Jane holds academic qualifications in environmental science, environmental law and public administration. She has also worked at the United Nations Environment Programme in Geneva, Switzerland and lectured in environmental law. She is also a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Travis Peake FEIANZ | Executive (Biodiversity Division)

Travis has extensive experience in ecological assessment and management, vegetation classification, biodiversity offsetting and ecological mine rehabilitation. Travis has over 30 years’ experience in ecological assessments, technical investigations, offsets and strategic ecological matters across Australia, including in renewable energy, mining, infrastructure and government policy support. He leads one of Australia’s largest ecological consultancy offerings which, through its national footprint through 7 offices, undertakes some of Australia’s most complex EPBC assessments. He is an Accredited Biodiversity Assessment Methodology (BAM) Assessor under the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. Travis has been a member of the NSW Native Vegetation Panel, for expertise in ecology, over the last 5 years, and is a member of the NSW DPHI Independent Expert Advisory Panel for Energy Transition and NSW DPHI Independent Expert Advisory Panel for Mining. Travis frequently provides expert witness evidence to the NSW Land and Environment Court.

Karina Carwardine MEIANZ | Regional Director (ACT) / Principal Environmental Consultant

Karina has over 18 years of experience in environmental impact assessment. She has led major infrastructure and urban projects across Commonwealth, state, and territory jurisdictions, with expertise in high-level EIA documentation and strategic planning. Karina has particular experience with the Commonwealth EPBC Act, in the preparation of referrals, bilateral EIS's, strategic assessment, and the establishment of environmental offsets.

Meet the facilitator

Andrew Morison | Non-Executive Director | Strategic Advisor | Executive Mentor

Business and Nature: working on business strategies for nature as well as supporting performance of environmental businesses and organisations.

Andrew is currently on advisory boards, mentoring executives and supporting a number of businesses on a range of matters including strategy, governance, M&A, operations and performance improvements. He has delivered staff development, corporate training and mentoring programs. His scientific background is in natural resources and his technical specialisation is in strategic biodiversity conservation planning, nature related strategies and plans. He have undertaken TNFD analysis and a pathway plan. He has held a number of executive, non-executive director and advisory roles in private consulting businesses that provide a range of environmental and earth science services. His experience directly covers all stages of the business lifecycle from entrepreneurial start up, to growth, establishment, expansion as well as business sale and transition. This has included development of governance, management and leadership structures, policies and processes.

This event will run off Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) and will run for 1 hour. This webinar will be recorded and the recording will be made available to all registered attendees in the days after the webinar.

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