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Welcome to the first Planning and Environment Quarterly Case Review of 2024. This article will summarise two very interesting cases that arose outside of the Planning and Environment Court, and also discuss a quartet of topical P&E cases.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Further to our recent alert concerning the government’s announcement to continue its work to reform the regulation of crypto assets generally under Australian law , the Board of Taxation last month commenced its consultation into the Review of the

Yesterday, the Greens member for South Brisbane, Dr Amy MacMahon MP, introduced a Private Member’s Bill to the Queensland Parliament proposing to amend the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 (Qld) (RTRA Act).   As the name s

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