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This is Session #11 of the 2025 ‘Stormwater Fundamental’ series, and focusses on the law related to the maintenance of Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) assets. In this session, Ocean Protect’s Daniel Rider will go through the legal findings from the legal review conducted as part of the Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) Maintenance Compliance Framework. This will look at legislation and the law in NSW, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia.
For this review, the following questions will be explored:
– Is it illegal for Councils to not maintain public WSUD assets?
– Is it illegal for private landowners to not maintain their private WSUD assets?
– Is it illegal for Councils to not enforce maintenance on private WSUD assets?
– Are there things that Councils can put in place during development to require certain things from projects with WSUD systems?
– Are there existing legal mechanisms for Councils to use to enforce maintenance on private WSUD assets?
Daniel will go through the findings for these questions and outline how this affects stormwater management in Australia.
The 60-minute session will include a short presentation by Daniel, followed by Q&A with attendees. A certificate of CPD can be provided to attendees upon request. The 2025 Stormwater Fundamental Series is proudly brought to you by Ocean Protect. For any queries, please contact us via https://oceanprotect.com.au/contact/