Barrister Information

Profile

Eliza Bergin has a broad practice and specialises in land acquisition and compensation, land valuation, public and administrative law and environment and planning law.  Eliza has specialised in these areas since commencing legal practice as a solicitor at a large commercial firm in 2000.  Eliza holds an LLM in Environmental Law from Australian National University.

Eliza appears in the State Supreme Courts at trial and appellate level, the Federal Court and Federal Circuit Court, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal and Royal Commissions and inquiries in the following areas:

  • Land valuation, land acquisition and compensation, land tax and ratings disputes, rights to compensation from planning reservations,  compulsory acquisition of land and challenges to acquisitions;
  • Public and administrative law including Judicial Review, Royal Commissions and Inquiries, Local Government, access to documents and information, immunities and privileges;
  • Commercial litigation with a planning, environment or government aspect including contaminated land and trespass to land, restrictive covenants;
  • Environment and planning proceedings of all types including water law, waste, adverse amenity impacts (noise, dust, odour), contaminated land, cultural and built heritage, inquiries into the environmental impacts of major projects, merits review of planning decisions, enforcement action, declaratory and injunctive relief.

 

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A list of cases is contained in the CV attached (refer top right hand corner of VicBar profile).

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Admitted

02 Oct 2000

Victorian Bar

27 July 2018

Areas of Expertise

    Appellate 2 Areas

    • Appellate
    • Civil Appeals

    Public Administrative 8 Areas

    • Civil and Human Rights
    • Compliance and Investigations
    • Immigration Law
    • Judicial Review and Administrative Law
    • Merits Review
    • Migration Law
    • Privacy or Freedom of Information
    • Public Administrative Appellate

    Environment and Planning 8 Areas

    • Civil Enforcement
    • Compulsory Acquisition of Land and Compensation
    • Environment and Planning
    • Environment and Planning Appellate
    • Local Government
    • Merit Appeals
    • Mining
    • Valuation of Land - Rating and Taxing Appeals

    Commercial

    Inquests Inquiries 1 Areas

    • Commissions or Tribunals and Other Inquiries

    Government

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