Kirstie Richards
Partner
Kirstie leads our Australian Environmental and Planning team and advises on all aspects of environmental and planning law. Her practice focuses on large scale energy and renewable and infrastructure projects and she has advised on over 150 projects nationally.
Kirstie's experience
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Advised AGL, one of Australia’s largest energy generators, on a wide range of State and Commonwealth environmental and planning issues associated with its Australian energy generation assets, including power stations, battery storage, wind, gas and pumped hydro projects.
- Australia
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advising Vestas on planning and environmental approval issues associated with a number of wind farm projects including the St Patricks Plains Wind Farm, Lotus Creek Wind Farm, the Captains Mountain Wind Farm, the Abercrombie Wind Farm, the Piambong Wind Farm and the Tara Wind Farm.
- Australia
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advising Tilt Renewables on the planning and environmental issues associated with the Rye Park Wind Farm, the Liverpool Range Wind Farm, the Palmer Wind Farm and the Boco Rock Wind Farm.
- Australia
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advising Spark Renewables on planning and environmental issues associated with the Dinawan Energy Hub, Wattle Creek Energy Hub and Mallee Energy Hub.
- Australia
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advised Veolia, an environmental services and waste management company, on a range of environmental and planning issues relating to several waste projects.
- A$1bn
- Australia
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advising the Acciona Cobra Joint Venture on planning and environmental issues related to the Central West Orana REZ Transmission Project.
- A$3.2bn
- Australia
- Infrastructure
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Advised the Humelink West Joint Venture on planning and environmental issues related to the Humelink Transmission Project in New South Wales.
- Australia
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advised Someva Renewables, a renewable energy developer, on planning and environmental issues relating to the Sunny Corner Wind Farm and the Coonerang Wind Farm projects in New South Wales.
- Australia
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advising Iberdrola, a global energy company on planning and environmental issues related to the Smithfield Battery, the Bodangora Wind Farm, the Tungkillo BESS and the Kingswood BESS.
- Australia
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advised Windlab on the planning and environmental issues associated with the Clarke Creek Wind Farm and the Lakeland Wind Farm.
- Australia
- Renewables
Credentials
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2022Joined Pinsent Masons
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2001University of Wollongong - LLB (Hons) (First-class)
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2001University of Wollongong - Environment (BSc (Hons))
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