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More than 30 years in practice, Steve Amundsen is a skilled litigator and high-level strategic advisor specialising in all aspects of planning and environment law.
Steve’s practice ranges across the tourism, construction and development, infrastructure and government sectors. He deals widely in sensitive and strategic issues acting for both public and private clients at senior executive level.
As a litigator, Steve’s expertise includes appeals, declarations and enforcement proceedings in the Planning and Environment Court, and litigation before the various State Courts.
His strategic advisory services include large master planned greenfield developments, constraints-based coastal developments, and specialist planning and environment advice to public authorities on all aspects of local government.
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An acknowledged expert in environment and planning law, Steve has more than 25 years’ experience acting for industry and Government in the third largest and fastest growing region in Australia. He provides both litigious and strategic advice on diverse planning matters and projects including large coastal developments, master planned greenfield developments, mixed-use high rises, and local planning instrument drafting and interpretation.
Steve’s recognised local government expertise draws upon more than 25 years’ experience acting for one of Australia’s largest public authorities on diverse planning and environment, governance and public risk issues. For many years, he has provided high-level advice on numerous sensitive and strategic matters as well as delivering a broad range of in-house training programs to all levels of local government.
Steve brings more than 30 years’ experience to his recognised litigation and dispute resolution practice. His roles include numerous appearances acting as a solicitor advocate in courts, dispute resolution mediations, and without prejudice meetings. He has successfully conducted major litigation in superior and specialist Planning and Environment Courts for both public authorities and industry-based clients. Steve has a well-earned reputation for his ‘hands-on’ involvement and practical approach to the attainment of his client’s objectives.