Guidance on application of the general environmental duty and when it might be contravened
On June 18, 2024, it became an offence in Queensland to breach the general environmental duty in the Environmental Protection Act 1994.
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Mandatory climate-related financial reporting: Preparing for Australia’s upcoming disclosure requirements
The Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Act 2024 (Cth) (the Act) was passed by both houses of Parliament on 9 September 2024 and received Royal Assent on 17 September 2024.
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Planning and Environment Quarterly Case Review: December 2023
Welcome to the final Planning and Environment Quarterly Case Review of the year! In this festive edition, we bring you summaries of: the P&E Court’s power to grant a stay in an appeal about an enforcement notice concerning alleged vegetation
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Planning and Environment Quarterly Case Review - June 2023
As winter descends, it’s time for our second Quarterly Case Review for the year. Special Counsel Gemma Chadwick and Partner Sarah Macoun have prepared a read for a cold day, summarising some interesting Court decisions about: minimum lot sizes
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Planning and Environment Quarterly Case Review - March 2023
In our first Quarterly Case Review for 2023, Partner Sarah Macoun and Special Counsel Gemma Chadwick in our Planning and Environment team cover four interesting cases. The points covered are novel and topical ranging from: The 'hot button
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Planning and Environment Quarterly Case Review – December 2022
We’ve kept things short and sweet in our final Planning and Environment Quarterly Case Review for the year. If you’re on the wind down to holidays, or already enjoying a break, this edition has just a few morsels to round out the year. In this ar
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Water use considerations in developmental approvals
Water, or the lack of it, is increasingly becoming an issue in our drying climate, particularly where intensive agricultural activities are being pursued. In Britza and Shire of Gingin [2022] WASAT 58 (Britza) the Applicant commenced review proce
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The importance of lodging a submission within the public notification period
A recent Court decision is a timely reminder that a submission about a development application must be lodged to the local government within the public notification period. It is only those submissions that enshrine rights for submitters to commenc
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Part 17 Planning and Development Act 2005 – Special approvals
The Part 17 approval pathway contained in the Planning and Development Act 2005 (P&D Act) was intended to be a temporary measure to prioritise significant developments that were construction-ready during the COVID-19 pandemic. The modified approv
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Changes to the Planning Regulation 2017 – Secondary dwellings
Following the announcement by the State Government on Friday, 23 September 2022 foreshadowing changes to “remove restrictions on people who can live in secondary dwellings”1 , the Planning Regulation 2017 (Planning Regulation) was amended today,
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Planning and Environment Quarterly Case Review – September 2022
Spring has sprung, and the race to the end of the year has begun. School holidays are upon us, footy finals are in full swing, and Melbourne Cup is just around the corner. While we all try and make it through to party season in December, there are a
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Case alert - Bob Brown Foundation Inc v Minister for the Environment (No 2) [2022] FCA 873
In this alert, Partner Sarah Macoun and Law Clerk Leia Brook discuss the case of Bob Brown Foundation Inc v Minister for the Environment (No 2) [2022] FCA 873 involving a judicial review of a decision that a delegate of the Minister for the Environm