McCullough Robertson Lawyers

Sarah Hausler, Partner

Sarah is a specialist planning and environment lawyer, with particular expertise in infrastructure, environment, and strategic planning. Sarah has extensive experience in advising government and private clients on environmental compliance including advising on systems to establish compliance and responding to incidents and notices from the regulator. Sarah has experience in infrastructure planning, infrastructure agreements and appeals; stormwater and drainage issues; water allocations and water licensing; and planning and environment due diligence for a range of residential, industrial, retail, commercial, transport and mining projects.

Patrick O’Brien, Senior Associate

Patrick is a Senior Associate in McCullough Robertson’s Planning and Environment Team, practicing primarily in planning law and local government governance law. He acts predominately for local governments, but also private clients including developers and other proponents, as well as State Government departments. Patrick acts in all manner of planning appeals and has been involved in a number of seminal cases in the Planning and Environment Court of Queensland.  He also regularly advises on the Local Government Act 2009 (Qld) and other Acts that impact local governments, their officers and Councillors, including in relation to conflicts of interest and regulatory compliance.