Beresford Law is delighted to announce that Environmental and Resource Management Law Partner, Joanna Beresford, has been appointed to the Auckland District Law Society (ADLS) Environmental & Resource Management Committee. The appointment is for a two-year term.
ADLS’s committees are comprised of specialist lawyers who contribute their legal knowledge and time to address matters arising in their areas of expertise. The committees retain a watching brief over legal developments in their respective fields. They select specific projects to undertake each year. Committees also draft submissions to Parliament, provide content for Continuing Professional Development and, represent ADLS when meeting with representatives of government departments and courts.
The ADLS Environment & Resource Management Committee monitors legal developments at both central and local government level concerning environmental law and resource management. The committee is comprised of practitioners working in both the public and private sector. It liaises closely with a wide range of stakeholders in the environmental and resource management sector including the Environment Court, Ministry for the Environment, and Auckland Council.
“There is so much going on in the Environmental Law sphere at the moment. The next few years are going to see fundamental change in the sector as the RMA is repealed and replaced with the Natural and Built Environments Act and the Spatial Planning Act” says Joanna Beresford. “I am looking forward to being able to make a positive contribution to the Committee’s work and working with the other Committee Members and drawing on their considerable breadth of talent, skill, and experience as we acclimatise to the changing regulatory and policy landscape”.
The appointment recognises Joanna’s knowledge and expertise in the field of environmental law and resource management. Joanna and Beresford Law extend their congratulations to all new and returning members of ADLS committees.