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Development Compliance is time-consuming and often costly. Make sure your compliance service is the best it can be. This session will cover detailed matters relating to best practice for local government compliance, including evidence gathering and investigation, along with some bigger-picture compliance discussions. It will be delivered as an informal and interactive session – a loosely structured workshop with plenty of time for questions and general discussion.

• The Bigger Picture – Understanding Deterrence and Compliance Messaging
• Getting Bang For Your Buck in Enforcement
• Discussion of Recent Cases and Court Outcomes
• Understanding Evidence Gathering and Admissibility of Documents
• Use (and Misuse) of Infringement Notices
• Warnings, Cautions, and Interviews
• Enforcement Issues for Notices, Directions, and Orders
• Use of Surveillance Devices

The session should be of interest to the following areas:

1. Development services
2. Compliance officers
3. Planning

Delivered by Tim Beckett and Austen Mell

Tim Beckett

Tim joined McLeods in 2006 and became a partner of the firm in 2017. Tim graduated from the University of Western Australia in 2005 having completed a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts.

Tim regularly carries out prosecutions for local governments under various legislation, including the Planning and Development Act 2005, Building Act 2011, Food Act 2008, and Dog Act 1976.

Tim has represented local governments in many jurisdictions, including the Magistrates Court, District Court, Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and State Administrative Tribunal. Tim is a frequent contributor to local government publications, writing a number of articles specifically related to enforcement issues in local government. He has also delivered seminars on local government compliance issues and lectured at Curtin University.

Austen Mell

Austen graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 2019 and Juris Doctor from the University of Western Australia in 2023.

Before joining McLeods, Austen worked as a Legal Intern and Corporate Governance Officer at the City of Perth between 2021 and 2023. Austen initially commenced employment with McLeods as a part-time Law Clerk in January 2023 where he assisted across the governance, planning, prosecutions, and rates and debt recovery teams.

Austen commenced in the full-time role of Law Graduate in July 2023 and was admitted as a lawyer to the Supreme Court of Western Australia on 3 May 2024.

Austen has become an integral part of the McLeods Enforcement Team and is already an experienced prosecutor, including a number of recent planning compliance prosecutions for local governments.