Peter Marles - Partner

Phone: 07 4154 5580
Fax: 07 4154 5582
Email: petermarles@mrh.com.au
Mobile: 0418 158 907
Personal Assistant: Jennifer Simmons
Personal Assistant: Siobhan Foster

Peter Marles has been a partner with MRH since 1999, but has previously practised as a partner with another Bundaberg law firm for 15 years.

He completed his Bachelor of Laws at Queensland University of Technology in 1982. He was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1983, and Peter is already a Solicitor of the High Court of Australia and a Member of the Queensland Environmental Law Association Inc.

For more than 20 years, he has been the principal legal advisor to one of the region's Shire Councils, advising on a broad range of matters, including town planning litigation, infrastructure projects, local laws and a range of environmental and enforcement matters.

Peter also acts for a number of the region's most active property developers, for residential, commercial and retirement village developments.

Rural clients are also an important part of his practice. Advice is provided on a wide range of matters including property acquisitions and sales, resumptions and succession planning. Peter also has extensive experience in commercial leasing and has acted for a number of the region's largest commercial landlords.

Peter has a reputation for a no-nonsense approach and getting the job done with minimum of fuss. He is Honorary Solicitor to a number of local community organisations and has previously served as president of the YMCA Bundaberg and vice-president to both the Bundaberg Show Society and the Musgrave Pony Club. He is heavily involved in equestrian sports.

Specific areas of Practice: 

• Planning and Environment
• Property Development
• Commercial Leasing 
• Property Acquisition and Sale
• Retirement Villages
• Rural