KATE MORRIS
PRINCIPAL
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SECTOR
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Kate is a Principal at Harwood Andrews in the Planning, Environment and Local Government team.
She recently joined Harwood Andrews from a national law firm where she was a Senior Associate in the Public Law Group, specialising in planning and environment law.
She was admitted to legal practice in 2003 and holds a Bachelor of Arts/Law from Deakin University.
Kate acts for both government and private clients in metropolitan and regional Victoria.
She regularly appears in a variety of planning matters at VCAT and before Planning Panels and Advisory Committees and has significant experience advising clients on a broad range of planning and governance issues.
Kate’s key areas of practice include:
Statutory and strategic planning including growth area planning
Section 173 Agreements
Restrictive covenants
Local government law
Kate’s professional commitments include:
Member of the Victorian Planning and Environmental Law Association (VPELA).
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Kate has been selected by her peers for inclusion in the 2024 & 2025 edition of Best Lawyers for her outstanding work in the field of Planning and Environmental Law.
Kate has been listed as recommended in since 2020 the listing of leading Victorian Town Planning & Development Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of town planning, development approvals & appeals as well as local government matters in the Victorian legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.