Expert Consenting Panel
Read about the panel appointed to consider and decide the Wooing Tree Estate application.
On 25 May 2021, the panel convener appointed the panel to decide the application. The panel members are:
Jeremy Brabant (chair)
Jeremy Brabant is a barrister with more than 20 years’ experience, specialising in resource management and local government matters since 2004.
He has advised on a wide range of resource management issues throughout New Zealand. Jeremy acts for individuals, companies, developers, family offices, national and regional sporting associations and interest groups, appearing in consent and plan change hearings before Councils, the Environment Court, High Court and Court of Appeal, and before Boards of Inquiry.
Jeremy is a member of the Resource Management Law Association and is the Deputy Chairperson of the Kaipatiki Community Facilities Trust.
David McMahon (member)
Mr McMahon is an experienced Resource Management Act practitioner.
He is a Certified Independent Commissioner, has 30 years’ experience in urban and environmental planning, representing both public and private interests. He has extensive experience in decision-making, sitting on four EPA Boards of Inquiry from 2010 to 2014, and as Chair of two marine consent applications in 2014 and 2018.
In the last 15 years David has taken on a wide range of relevant independent commissioner roles. Assignments have included determining regional plans, district plans, notices of requirement and resource consent applications.
His specialty is in planning process, including environmental effects assessment, policy analysis and statutory interpretation.
Juliane Chetham (member)
Patuharakeke/Ngātiwai me Ngāti Whatua me Ngapuhi. Juliane Chetham is an independent consultant with a background in geography and marine science. She has 20 years' experience in resource management planning and policy, specialising in Treaty of Waitangi and kaupapa Māori matters.
Juliane has held research, consultation and advisory roles for a range of industry, local and central government, iwi/hapū authorities and community organisations. She has held trustee positions on the Patuharakeke Te Iwi Trust Board, and is responsible for the Trust’s environmental portfolio.
Prior to that, she managed the Resource Management Unit of the Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust (Environs Holdings Ltd). For the past six years she has held Making Good Decisions certification and been a member of Auckland Council’s Independent Hearing Commissioner Pool. Juliane has been contracted to Queenstown Lakes District Council and Whangarei District Council serving on a variety of resource consent, plan change and notice of requirement hearings.
Register of member's interests
The register records all relevant member's interests and will be updated when necessary throughout the process for the Wooing Tree Estate application.