The Right to a Healthy Environment with Naim Santoso-Miller

About this Event

The first independent review of Queensland’s Human Rights Act was completed in September 2024, with the release of the report hotly anticipated. The expansion of human rights including the recognition of the right to a healthy environment is one aspect of the review. This could mean legal protections for clean air, safe water and thriving ecosystems. ACT has already led the way, and Qld has the opportunity to follow. Join Naim Santoso-Miller from the Environmental Defenders Office who will delve into how this change could impact Queensland’s legal and environmental landscape.

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About the Presenter

Naim Santos-Miller grew up in Townsville, studying a joint Arts-Law degree at James Cook University where he graduated with honours in both Arts and Law. After graduating, he volunteered at the Environmental Defenders Office and was offered a paid position when he was admitted as a solicitor in 2019. In his 5 years of practice, Naim has provided members of the public and community groups free legal advice on a broad range of public interest environmental matters, from protest and freedom of speech to cultural heritage, climate change and the Great Barrier Reef. His practice focuses primarily on achieving environmental outcomes through proactive advocacy to targeted decision makers to minimise cost and time in litigation. He also actively engages in seeking changes to our environmental laws; authoring reports and submissions to proposed laws, and appearing before parliamentary committees.