Lorri is a director of PDC Law. Lorri combines excellent technical expertise with a common-sense approach to best represent her clients. She is one of few Accredited Specialists in Commercial Litigation in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven. This accreditation is testament to Lorri’s expert knowledge and skill in dealing with commercial disputes. In 2019 Lorri was awarded Regional Lawyer of the Year by Women Lawyers Achievement Awards.
There is an important difference between an approval and a consent, insofar as land use is concerned. Both the Local Government Act 1993 (LG Act) and the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act)...
The rights of third parties in the development process are relatively limited. Generally, as an affected neighbor, you will be notified by council of the proposal and invited to make submissions on how the development...
If Council has refused your development application, you have the right to appeal the refusal. There are different appeal types and how you proceed will depend on your individual circumstances and what you would like...
The Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act) contains the relevant provisions which entitle members of the public to have access to documents which are not protected by legal privilege or other privacy-related exclusions....
Torrens Title is based on the notion of ‘ownership by registration’. You register your ownership of land with NSW Land Registry Services (LRS). Basically, if you have properly registered yourself as the owner of land,...
What is a Construction Certificate? Section 109C(1)(b) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act) provides the definition of a Construction Certificate (CC) as follows: (b) a construction certificate, being a certificate to...
Yes. A person who considers that there are planning grounds for not approving a development, may raise an objection. When a development application is lodged with a council, that council must, as soon as practicable,...
Basically, if at any point in the course of your development you need a certificate, like a construction certificate or a complying development certificate, you need a certifier. Though there are additional circumstances in which...
