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Qualifications

LL.B. (Hons.) B.A., (University of Auckland)
LLM (Berkeley).

Admitted

1995 New Zealand.

Scholarships and Prizes

Senior Prize in Geography (University of Auckland)
Senior Prize in Law (University of Auckland)
Commonwealth Scholarship for study in India
Fulbright Scholarship
PEO Scholarship
Ethel Benjamin Prize in Law
Spencer Mason Travelling Scholarship.

Authorships

Author of Enforcement Chapter in Williams,

 

Environmental and Resource Management Law (Butterworths, 2006).

Memberships

Director of the Environmental Defence Society from 1999 to 2004

 

Member of the Auckland Committee of the Resource Management Law Association Inc for six years, for two years as its Chair

 

Member of Women in Property.

 

Experience

Janette's intellect provides a range of skills second to none in her field.  Janette's academic excellence is matched by her commercial acuity and her ability to work with clients' teams.  Janette is able to identify key project issues and work with clients to devise effective responses.  Examples of the projects on which she has worked are: 

Major Projects
  • Mighty River Power's resource consent applications for the Southdown Power Station and the Marsden Power Station re-powering
  • Securing a designation to authorise NGC's Rotowaro to East Tamaki gas pipeline.
Dispute Resolution
  • Regularly appearing before Councils, the Environment Court, the District Court and the High Court in relation to resource consent applications, designations, Plan provisions, prosecutions and judicial review proceedings
  • Representing clients in negotiations and mediations.
Plan Provisions
  • Representing the Auckland Regional Council in contentious litigation to devise District Plan provisions for land within the Metropolitan Urban limits behind Long Bay Regional Park
  • Advising Fish & Game about financial contributions for the diversion of water by drainage schemes
Policy Work
  • Advising Mighty River Power about legislation for the allocation of scarce resources
  • Preparing a submission on the Waitaki Bill for the New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development
Other Legislation
  • Concession applications under the Conservation Act
  • Assisting clients to resist road stopping applications.
Training
  • Conducting expert witness training seminars
  • Helping professional witnesses with the responsibilities of appearing before the Environment Court and higher Courts.
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