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Contaminated Land Assessment, Management and Audit Experience

Our Principal, Christian Atkinson, is an approved contaminated land auditor under the Queensland Environmental Protection Act 1994, with over 30 years’ experience in contaminated land work, including more than a decade as a statutory auditor in Queensland.

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PFAS-Impacted Land

Specialist audit and advisory experience relating to PFAS‑impacted land across a range of land uses.
Experience includes:

  • investigation and review of PFAS in soil and groundwater

  • assessment of source areas, migration pathways, and risk

  • consideration of reuse, management, and regulatory outcomes

  • advisory input during investigation and remediation planning

PFAS work has been undertaken across industrial, infrastructure, mining, and mixed‑use sites.

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Industrial and Brownfield Sites

Extensive experience auditing and reviewing contaminated industrial and brownfield land, including former manufacturing, processing, storage, and treatment facilities.
Experience includes:

  • hydrocarbons, metals, solvents, pesticides, PFAS, and mixed contaminant profiles

  • complex site histories and incomplete legacy records

  • staged investigation and remediation programs

  • certification for redevelopment, reconfiguration, and change of use

Sites range from small industrial parcels to large, multi‑use redevelopment areas.

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Rural Land and Legacy Agricultural Uses

Audit and assessment experience on rural land affected by historical agricultural and ancillary uses.

Experience includes:

  • cattle dips, spray races, and agricultural chemical use

  • assessment of rural land subject to subdivision or change of use

  • investigation, validation, and EMR removal

  • management of residual contamination where required

Work has included both isolated rural parcels and land transitioning to residential, industrial, or infrastructure use.

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Linear Infrastructure and Transport Corridors

Audit and advisory roles associated with linear infrastructure projects, including road, rail, and utility corridors.
Experience includes:

  • assessment of multiple parcels under a single project footprint

  • investigation of land impacted by historical transport and infrastructure uses

  • management of contamination within constrained corridors and staged works

  • certification to support land acquisition, reconfiguration, and ongoing infrastructure use

This work has required coordination across multiple stakeholders and regulatory pathways.

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Mining and Resource‑Affected Land

Audit, review, and advisory roles on mining and resource‑affected land across Queensland, including active sites, decommissioned operations, and land subject to legacy impacts.

Experience includes:

  • hydrocarbons, PFAS, and mining‑related contaminants

  • assessment of land affected by historical and current resource activities

  • remediation and management planning to support closure, reuse, or change of land use

  • interface between contaminated land, mining, and environmental approval frameworks

Work has been undertaken in both regional and remote Queensland settings.

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Landfills and Waste Facilities

Audit and advisory roles on historical and operational landfill sites, waste disposal areas, and mixed‑fill land across Queensland.

Experience includes:

  • investigation and assessment of landfill materials and associated leachate impacts

  • waste classification and management pathways

  • development and certification of Site Management Plans

  • EMR removal and regulator‑approved ongoing management

Work has included both standalone landfill sites and landfill‑impacted land within broader development footprints.

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Service Stations and Fuel Infrastructure

Auditor, reviewer, and suitably qualified person roles on active and decommissioned service stations, bulk fuel depots, refineries, and fuel storage facilities across Queensland.
Experience includes:

  • underground fuel storage and associated soil and groundwater impacts

  • statutory notices and compliance investigations

  • investigation, validation, and EMR removal

  • reconfiguration, subdivision, and change‑of‑use assessments

Sites range from small regional service stations to complex urban fuel facilities, including both operational and legacy contamination contexts.

Regulatory Context and Outcomes

  • EMR removal following investigation and validation

  • Preparation and certification of Site Management Plans

  • Audit and review under statutory notices

  • Certification supporting change of use and subdivision

  • Independent auditor review of third‑party investigations and remediation

  • Advisory input during active works to minimise re‑work and non‑compliance

Queensland Specific Practice

  • Exclusive focus on Queensland contaminated land work

  • Detailed familiarity with the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Qld), the Queensland Auditor Handbook, approved forms, and regulator expectations

  • Consistent, defensible outcomes without misapplication of interstate frameworks to Queensland sites

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