Julie Briggs

Julie is a solicitor who brings considerable knowledge and experience working with the small business sector and local government.  She has a strong understanding of environment and planning law, water resources law and employment law, including skilled migration.

 

• Julie has successfully prepared planning objections against multi-million dollar developments as well as providing general advice to businesses on how best to deal with planning issues and their interactions with local government and state agencies.
• Water resources law is an important part of Julie's practice and she has in the last two years managed water dealings in excess of $10 million.
• Julie has also provided advice to irrigators and their representative organisations on their rights in relation to irrigation corporations, state government legislation and federal government legislation and water reform initiatives.
• Julie monitors the water reform debate and stays abreast of political and legislative issues that impact on Murray-Darling Basin communities in order to provide high quality advice to clients about future directions of water reform.
• Julie is a registered Migration Agent (MARN: 0853201) specialising in skilled regional migration. In this role she works closely with regional businesses to prepare applications for Business Sponsorship, 457 visas and Regional Skilled Migration Scheme visas. As a registered Migration Agent, Julie is subject to the Migration Agents Code of Conduct.

• NSW Law Society
• Fellow of Commercial Law Association of Australia
• Australian Institute of Management

• Bachelor of Laws (Honours), University of New England
• Master of Laws (Legal Practice), Australian National University
• Bachelor of Business, Charles Sturt University
• Master of Business Administration (International Business), Charles Sturt University