Jane Hall is a partner in our planning, environment and first nations practice
Jane Hall is a partner in our planning, access and environment practice.
Jane is an advisor to private and public sector organisations on infrastructure, energy and resources, utility and city-shaping projects involving various environmental, planning, heritage and water law issues and approval requirements. She has a strong contaminated land practice, a leading water law practice, advises in respect of local government obligations, acts on compulsory acquisitions, and has extensive experience in the closure, remediation and rehabilitation of thermal assets and industrial sites. Her practice encompasses all Australian jurisdictions and the Asia-Pacific region.
Jane's energy and resources practice includes approvals for renewable energy assets including pumped hydro, waste to energy, solar and wind. She has worked on all aspects of AGL's LNG import project at Crib Point, and has provided advice in relation to iron ore assets in the Pilbara, upstream and midstream offshore oil and gas assets, as well as the privatisation of electricity transmission networks.
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Australian Environment & Planning Year in Review 2025
18 May 2026
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Deep dive into global climate change litigation in 2025
14 May 2026
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Land Court recommends mine expansion not be approved because of inadequate GHG emission mitigation measures
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Amendments to Victoria's planning laws have commenced, but there is much more to come
14 May 2026
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The Victorian "general environmental duty": insights from recent decisions
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South Australia's new Biodiversity Act: Key changes and next steps
14 May 2026
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Recent developments in PFAS regulation around Australia
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VCAT reinforces EPA's broad discretion on remedial notice recipients
14 May 2026
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Australia's Evolving Data Centre Landscape: Policy meets Pipeline
07 Apr 2026
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NSW Legislative Council inquiry into data centres: submissions close 27 March 2026
26 Feb 2026
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Data centres – here today, here tomorrow: Water’s Evolving Role in Australia’s Data Centre Strategy
08 Dec 2025
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Australia's new environmental laws to commence in 2026
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