About Rosanne Meurling
Rosanne practices in the areas of town planning, environmental, heritage and compulsory acquisition law.
She has a keen interest in, and knowledge of, town planning law, being one of the original authors of Planning and Development Queensland, an online publication about the planning legislation.
Rosanne's experience includes:
- providing planning law advice, reviewing development applications, conducting litigation (appeals and declaratory proceedings) and negotiating and drafting infrastructure agreements with respect to residential, retail, commercial, industrial and infrastructure projects.
- providing environmental law advice, including advice about regulatory compliance, and defending enforcement actions and criminal proceedings.
- acting for property owners with respect to local and state heritage matters, including responding to heritage listings, applying for exemption certificates, negotiating and preparing heritage agreements and advising on the redevelopment of heritage places.
- acting for owners of resumed land, including providing advice, conducting litigation and negotiating and drafting settlement agreements related to compensation.
Rosanne has represented clients in relation to planning and environmental matters in the Planning and Environment Court, the Court of Appeal and the Magistrates Court, and in relation to compulsory acquisition matters in the Land Court of Queensland.
She is a member of the Planning and Infrastructure Committee of the Property Council of Australia (Qld Division), an Honorary Fellow of the Planning Institute of Australia, a member of the Planning and Environment Law Committee of the Queensland Law Society and a member of the Legislative Review Subcommittee of the Queensland Environmental Law Association.