b'Curriculum Vitae\nJennifer Hall\n\nPersonal\nDate of birth:\n\n4 April 1967\n\nNationality:\n\nBritish (South African citizen)\n\nAddress:\n\nP O Box 432, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa\n\nTel:\n\n+27 83 377 2333\n\nEducation and qualifications\nLLM in environmental, property,\nlabour and human rights law\n\nUniversity of South Africa, 1999\n\nLLB (Bachelor of Law)\n\nUniversity of Cape Town, 1990\n\nBA in Private Law and African\npolitical studies\n\nUniversity of Cape Town, 1987\n\nPhD\n\nUniversity of Cape Town, 2011. Thesis title is The Impact of\nJudicial Control on the Public Administration of the\nEnvironment.\n\nAdmitted attorney of the Supreme\nCourt of South Africa\n\n1993\n\nLanguages\nEnglish\n\nnative speaker\n\nAfrikaans\n\ncompetent\n\nXhosa\n\nrudimentary\n\n1\n\n\x0cEmployment record\n2000 to date\n1996 - 2001\n\n1995\n\n1992 - 1995\n\nEnvironmental Counsel CC (sole member) \xe2\x80\x93 in addition to consulting activities,\nresponsibilities include procuring contracts and financial management\nEnvironmental Risk Services (Pty) Ltd, a division of Alexander Forbes. Managing\ndirector, retained as director and part time consultant from 2000 \xe2\x80\x93 2001. Also\nappointed as director of holding company \xe2\x80\x93 Risk Engineering Services (Pty) Ltd.\nLead legal consultant and managing director with responsibilities including\nmentorship and development, project management, strategic direction of the\nbusiness, marketing and financial management\nPule, Thulare and Nzimande Attorneys. Partner. In addition to providing\nprofessional services, responsibilities included financial management of the\npractice.\nWebber, Wentzel Bowens. Candidate attorney, promoted to professional\nassistant. Practice area focused on commercial law and litigation.\n\nSelected Project Experience \xe2\x80\x93 national government\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nMagistrate\xe2\x80\x99s Benchbook on Environmental Law (DEA and Justice College): appointed to draft\nbenchbook for magistrates on the adjudication of environmental crimes.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nEIA efficiency and efficacy project (DEA): legal assistance and analytical research provided to\nteam to assess the implications of the EIA Regulations.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nNational Norms and Standards Project (DEA and Western Cape): provided legal advice on\ndrafting requirements for norms, standards and guidelines.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nEnvironmental Management Inspectors Training: (DEA, PUK and Western Cape Technikon):\ntrained environmental management inspectors on environmental law, drafted and marked exam\npapers.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nNational Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (DEA): drafter.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nAPPA Review Project (DEA): provide input to technical team on the development of templates.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nEnvironmental Law Reform Process (DEA): developed first drafts of the Asbestos Regulations,\n2001 and Tyre Regulations, 2009.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nNational Waste Management Strategy Implementation Project (DEA): Local legal expert for\nNWMSI project. Responsibilities included drafting healthcare waste and waste information\nsystem regulations as well as research on extended producer responsibility.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nNational Environmental Management Amendment Act, 2004 (DEA): Team member providing\ninput on the drafting of NEMA chapter 5 amendments.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nEnvironmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2006 (DEA): drafter.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nEIA Implementation project (DEA): Team member. Co-drafted guidelines to support the\nimplementation of the EIA regulations and developed decision-making templates.\n2\n\n\x0c\xef\x82\xb7\n\nForestry tariffs (DWA): Team member in a project evaluating and revising forestry tariffs.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nManagement of plastic waste (DEA): Drafted Memorandum of Agreement between DEA,\norganised business and labour.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nNational Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (DEA): lead drafter.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nClimate Change Mitigation Study (DTI/ FRIDGE): Team member responsible for compiling\noverview of international legislative responses to climate change, analysis of South African\nposition and input into sections on policies and measures and strategic recommendations.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nStudy on the feasibility of eco-labelling in South Africa (DTI/FRIDGE):\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nNational Environmental Management Act, 1998 (DEA): Member of drafting team.\nprepared pilot study on pollution and waste legislation.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nGlobally Harmonised System for Chemicals (DTI/ FRDIGE): responsible for assessing the legal\nand institutional implications and options for implementing the GHS system in South Africa.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nAir Quality Management Strategy: Part of a team commissioned by DANCED to develop project\ndocuments for both national and provincial government.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nSustainable Production Strategy (DTI/ FRIDGE): Project Manager and legal expert. The output\nof the project included the development of a manual on environmental law, a Discussion\nDocument on sustainable production in the manufacturing sector and recommendations for the\nimplementation of sustainable production for the Department of Trade and Industry.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nClimate Change Policy Process (DEA): Co-drafted Discussion Document.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nConsultative National Environmental Policy Process (DEA): Drafting team member of the Green\nPaper (1995). Facilitator at both CONNEPP I and II meetings. Member of the reference group for\nboth the Discussion Document and White Paper (1995 - 1997).\n\nAlso\n\nSelected Project Experience \xe2\x80\x93 provincial government\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nCradle of Humankind World Heritage Site Environmental Management Framework (Cradle of\nHumankind Management Authority): legal specialist responsible for providing advise on a range\nof issues related to the EMF.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nLimpopo Environmental Management Act, 2003 (Limpopo Province): reviewed the Act and\nmade recommendations for its amendment.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nProtected Areas Implementation Project (Cradle of Humankind Management Authority):\nprovided assistance to the management authority on the administrative and implementation\nrequirements of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 and\ndrafted notices for submission to the Department of Environmental Affairs.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nEIA Implementation Project (Gauteng Province): team member. Assisted the province with the\nimplementation of the EIA Regulations, 2006 and the finalisation of wetlands and ridges policies.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nEIA Implementation Project (Western Cape Province): team member. Assisted the province\nwith the implementation of the EIA Regulations, 2006.\n3\n\n\x0c\xef\x82\xb7\n\nEastern Cape Law Reform: drafted Environmental Management Bill.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nCompliance and enforcement strategies (Gauteng Province): developed a compliance and\nenforcement strategy for the two Blue IQ projects ie the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage\nSite and Dinokeng.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nCompliance and enforcement strategies (Gauteng Province): developed a compliance and\nenforcement strategy for the environment, conservation, agricultural and veterinary services\ndirectorates.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nDirector: Legal Services in the Department of Agriculture, Conservation, Environment and Land\nAffairs (Gauteng Province): Contracted against the post of director. Duties included establishing\na compliance and enforcement system, advice on enforcement, policy, administrative decisionmaking and preparation for the World Summit on Sustainable Development.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nLegal and Institutional Review \xe2\x80\x93 background study for the development of an air quality\nmanagement strategy (Gauteng Province/ NERI): Compilation on a background study to inform\nthe design of an air quality management strategy for Gauteng Province.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nOpinions: regularly appointed to furnish environmental departments with advice on a range of\nadministrative law matters.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nDomestic waste collection standards (Gauteng Province): provided legal assistance regarding\nthe status quo of collection standards and recommendations regarding legislative reform.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nTraining (Gauteng Province): Preparation of training manuals and undertaking training on the\nimplications of the National Environmental Management, 1998 and the Gauteng Noise Control\nRegulations, 1999.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nNoise regulations process, 1999 (Gauteng Province): Prepared a Discussion Document on the\nregulation of noise and drafted noise regulations.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nFleurhof Appeal (Gauteng Province): Advice and drafting of legal papers for the Department\xe2\x80\x99s\nappeal to the Department of Minerals and Energy.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nLegislation (North West Province): Assisted in the drafting of an Environmental Consolidation\nAct.\n\nSelected Project Experience \xe2\x80\x93 local government\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nAlternative waste technology (City of Johannesburg): Part of team assessing the feasibility of\nalternative waste technology.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nDrafting of by-laws (Ekurhuleni): appointed to draft waste management by-laws for the\nMunicipality.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nLegal Review of by-laws (Ekurhuleni): Part of team developing integrated waste management\npolicy \xe2\x80\x93 responsible for legal review of existing by-laws.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nDrafting of by-laws (Rustenburg): appointed to draft waste management by-laws for the\nRustenburg Municipality.\n\n4\n\n\x0c\xef\x82\xb7\n\nLegal Review of by-laws and development of new model by-laws (Southern District\nMunicipality): Part of team developing integrated waste management strategies \xe2\x80\x93 responsible\nfor legal review of existing by-laws and developing new model by-laws.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nLegal Review of by-laws(Rustenburg): Part of team developing integrated waste management\nstrategies \xe2\x80\x93 responsible for legal review of existing by-laws.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nLegal Review on Service Delivery Agreements(GJMC): The GJMC, now the City of Johannesburg,\nestablished several utilities for managing service delivery. This project included a review of the\ncontracts and strategic advice in respect of the water and waste utilities.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nDrafting of waste management by-laws (GJMC): appointed as part of the Technical Team\nresponsible for undertaking work in respect of the establishment of a waste utility. Responsible\nfor drafting waste management by-laws and recommendations to meet legislative requirements.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nPolicy Development (Midrand Council): Co-ordinated and drafted environmental policy as part\nof the Midrand Eco-city Project.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nInstitutional structuring and capacity building (SMSS): recommendations for the structuring of\nthe uni-city local government environmental department and the updating of environmental\nlegal manuals.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nLegal review (SMSS): Drafted legal manuals on environmental legislation applicable to the\nmetropolitan substructures in Johannesburg.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nLitigation: Represented the Midrand Town Council at the Chloorkop waste disposal site\nTownship Appeal Board hearings.\n\nSelected Project Experience \xe2\x80\x93 private sector\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nTotal: instructed on a number of matters involving compliance requirements of environmental\nlegislation.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nBP: instructed on a number of matters involving compliance requirements of environmental\nlegislation.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nPPC: furnishing of advice on the requirements and application of environmental legislation and\ncase law.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nHeartland Properties (Pty) Ltd: advice on the application and requirements of the EIA\nRegulations.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nCAIA: Review of United Nations resolution on chemical weapons and analysis of implications for\nSouth Africa.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nUniversity of Pretoria, University of South Africa, University of the Witwatersrand and North\nWest University: lectured at the four institutions on environmental law and compliance.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nSappi: Advisor on climate change (2001 - 2003).\n5\n\n\x0c\xef\x82\xb7\n\nLegal compliance audits and environmental reviews: Assessed several companies\xe2\x80\x99 compliance\nwith environmental legislation and corresponding exposure to liability, including Samancor,\nIngwe, Consol, Cadbury\xe2\x80\x99s, Century Bottling (Uganda) and Murray Roberts Foundries.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nWater law compliance reviews: assessment of companies\xe2\x80\x99 compliance with water legislation for\nclients including Highveld Steel and Vanadium\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nISO 14 000: Advice and drafting of registers regarding legal requirements for the implementation\nof ISO 14 000 for clients such as Sasol SMX, MMC, De Beers Marine, Nissan and Metpro.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nDue Diligence Investigations: involvement in several due diligence exercises \xe2\x80\x93 client identity is\nconfidential.\n\nSelected Project Experience \xe2\x80\x93 international\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nPromotion of administrative justice project (GIZ in partnership with the Department of\nJustice): legal consultant responsible for piloting methodology on the mainstreaming of the\nPromotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 into government decision-making.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nLesotho healthcare waste project (Millennium Challenge): legal specialist responsible for\ndrafting legislation.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nGHS implementation (United Nationals Institute of Training and Research: appointed as\ninternational consultant to develop a guideline on the implementation of the Globally\nHarmonised System of Chemicals.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nCountry Study on Forestry (ILO): project manager and drafter of a report on the forestry sector\nin South Africa.\n\nRepresentations and committee membership\n\nIn addition to the projects set out above, I have also represented sectoral interests on a nonremunerative basis in several fora. These include -\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nRepresentative on the Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) Project Committee (1997).\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nRepresentative on the National Waste Management Strategy Project Committee (19971998).\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nPart of the South African government delegation to several international meetings on the\nBasel Convention (1995 \xe2\x80\x93 1998).\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nRepresented Gauteng Provincial Government on the Basel Committee (1996).\n6\n\n\x0c\xef\x82\xb7\n\nRepresentative on the Convention and Persistent Organic Pollutants and Prior Informed\nConsent (PIC) Convention Committee (1998-1989).\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nRepresentative on the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Convention Committee (1998-1989).\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nChairperson of the environmental law sub-committee of the Lawyers for Human Rights\nCommittee (Johannesburg)(1994-1997).\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nDirector of the Greenhouse Project (2000 \xe2\x80\x93 2004).\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nChairperson of the Project Governance Committee - Earthlife Africa Sustainable Energy and\nClimate Change Partnership (2001).\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nMember of the Project Steering Committee - Earthlife Africa Sustainable Energy and Climate\nChange Partnership (2005 \xe2\x80\x93 2006).\n\nPublications\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nHall, J \xe2\x80\x98Building the ethical dimension of the environmental right\xe2\x80\x99 (forthcoming) SAJELP.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nHall, J \xe2\x80\x98Administration of Environmental Law\xe2\x80\x99 (1996) Earthyear.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nHall, J \xe2\x80\x98Why won\xe2\x80\x99t South Africa sign the Lom\xc3\xa8 Convention?\xe2\x80\x99 (1996) 2 Rights.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nHall, J \xe2\x80\x98Environmental Policy Debate Emerging\xe2\x80\x99 (1996) 3 Rights.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nHall, J \xe2\x80\x98Environmental Liability \xe2\x80\x93 Are you exposed?\xe2\x80\x99 (1998) Chemical World.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nHall, J and Skivington, P \xe2\x80\x98Major Hazard Installation Regulations \xe2\x80\x93 Are They Working?\xe2\x80\x99 (2000)\nChemical Perspective.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nPublication of several issues of Due Process, the Environmental Risk Services\xe2\x80\x99 update on\nenvironmental legislation and management.\n\n7'