Government Law & Dispute Resolution

Milne Legal provides advice and represents clients in relation to a range of Government and dispute resolution matters as they relate to Planning and Environment law.

In May of 2017, Milne Legal Principal, Robert Milne, gave a presentation “Mediation in the Queensland Planning and Environment Court”. If you are interested in understanding the mediation process further, a copy of the PowerPoint slides for this presentation is available here.

We can assist you in a range of areas, including:

• All Queensland, New South Wales and Commonwealth Courts
• Planning and Environment Court appeals, declarations and injunctions
• Magistrates Court prosecutions
• Land and Environment Court (NSW)
• Land Court
• Land and Resources Tribunal
• Building and Development Dispute Resolution Committee
• Mediation
• Case appraisal
• Arbitration
• Acquisition of Land – objecting to proposed acquisitions, disputing acquisition decisions, lodging compensation claims and pursuing appeals in the Land Court and:
  • Negotiating changes to acquisition proposals to accommodate the client’s needs;
  • Road widening;
  • Powerline easement acquisitions;
  • Water pipeline acquisitions;
  • Negotiations relating to impacts on development potential due to tunnels under land
• Judicial review
• Infrastructure charging calculations and negotiating infrastructure agreements
• Access rights including prescriptive easements
• Native titles rights
• Rating disputes
• Right to Information Applications and subsequent internal reviews