Thomson Geer

Environment, Planning & Climate Change

Partner

Fraser leads the group focusing on all aspects of environmental and planning law, climate change, and contaminated land.

He has extensive experience in the industrial and commercial property industry and regularly advises on environmental aspects of property acquisitions and disposals. He also advises on major development projects, construction financing, management of property portfolios, and leasing.

Fraser focuses on providing pragmatic, solution-oriented, commercial advice on all transactions with an environmental aspect. He delivers commercially based outcomes to the environmental challenges his clients face in transactional work, Environment Protection Authority (EPA) compliance, and obtaining development approvals.

Fraser invests his time to gain an understanding of his client's business and industry sector so he can graft environmental solutions onto the existing business framework.

Fraser has advised members of the waste industry for over 20 years. He is a former President of the SA Branch of the WMAA and a former Board member of the relevant body.

Fraser advises on complex soil contamination issues in the planning and development setting.

Chair of Bellberry Ltd Member of the South Australian Wine Industry Association Environment Committee (Chair for 5 years) Member of the Property Council of Australia Sustainable Development Committee (SA Branch) Chair of the National Carbon Committee of the Waste Management Association of Australia (SA Branch) Executive Committee Member of the SA Branch of the Waste Management Association of Australia (President 2002-2003) Member of Alternate Waste to Energy Committee of WMAA (SA Branch) Chair Adelaide Unicare Member – AICD Council SA/NT

Bachelor of Economics and Laws (Hons), University of Adelaide Admitted to the Supreme Court of South Australia