South East Queensland Division
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Expectation versus Reality Date: Thursday 1 December 2005 Venue: Riverside Auditorium, Level 6, 123 Eagle Street, Brisbane. A half day forum was held to discuss whether industry can be sustainable within the scope and intent of the Environmental Protection Act 1994. Is the Act considered a workable document by industry or rather a restrictive barrier? What are the positive aspects of the Act and do they encourage industries to be innovative? What are the barriers and how can they be improved or removed? Our focus areas for this event were:
To download the speaker presentations, click on the speakers in the program below.
To download the in depth summary of the forum as prepared by Parsons Brinckerhoff, click here.
1.30:1:45 Welcome and session introduction 1:45-2:00 Recent trends in licensing, Opening by Dr John Cole, Environmental Protection Agency 2:00-2:25 The environmental interests of industry, Fiona Waterhouse, Environment Business Australia 2:25-2:50 EPA Perspective of licensing trends, Damien Brown, Environmental Protection Agency SESSION 2 – What is considered sustainable best practice in industry? 2:50-3:00 Certification and the approvals process – Alan Chenoweth, Chenoweth EPLA 3.00-3.25 What is considered sustainable best practice in industry? Frances Hayter, QRC 3:25-3:45 Afternoon Tea 3:45-4:10 Case Study: Hay Point Dredging project, Julie Keane, GHD 4:10–4:35 Case Study: Water treatment – Gippsland Water Factory Project, Ainslie Just, PB SESSION 3 – OPEN PANEL - Do current processes encourage innovative practices through licensing? Chaired by Mary Maher. 4.30-5:30 Open Panel Discussion |
