Our host Andrew Mack sat down with Lee McIntosh, former Deputy Chair of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Western Australia, for an insider’s look at the Government body. The conversation covers the biggest misconceptions about what the EPA does and how it operates, the most urgent environmental challenges facing WA, and Lee’s advice for those entering the field.

ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Lee McIntosh – Barrister at Francis Burt Chambers Specialising in Approvals & Public Law

Lee was Deputy Chair of the EPA from 2020 to 2025. Prior to this Lee practiced for more than 20 years at King and Wood Mallesons in Perth and Sydney as a highly regarded corporate approvals and regulatory lawyer, specialising in environment, planning and heritage. Lee is a director of Francis Burt Chambers, the co-Vice President of the National Environmental Law Association, and a member of the Law Society Environment, Town Planning and Local Government Committee.