There are many examples of people who have studied and practised planning, that go on to study and practice planning law. Less common is the approach that Allison Tansley has taken, where she studied law at Monash University and then undertook a Master of Urban Planning at Melbourne University, before working as a Planner in local government and the private sector. Spend 60 seconds with Allison.

On 1 July 2021, the Environment Protection Act 2017 (New Act) came into effect.

The new environment protection framework adopts a preventative, risk-based approach to preventing harm to human health and the environment. This is a shift away from the Former Act which adopted a prohibitive, reactionary approach whereby polluters were punished after committing an offence.