Court Decision
This case involved an appeal against an infrastructure charges notice issued by Logan City Council, where the appellant argued that the infrastructure charges notice (ICN) should be set aside and replaced with, or changed to a levied charge of ‘nil
Court Decision
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.
Legislation Update
From 1 January 2020, local governments are required to report on certain aspects of their infrastructure programs, including the amount of infrastructure charges levied and collected annually, how those funds are being spent and the value of offsets
Court Decision
The Planning and Environment Court has recently delivered an important judgment relating to infrastructure charges. In Wagner Investments Pty Ltd & Anor v Toowoomba Regional Council [2019] QPEC 24, his Honour Judge Jones decided a dispute relatin
Article
Today the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) published its Marginal Loss Factors (MLF) for the 2019/2020 financial year. The result is that for the same amount of electricity generation most renewable generators will earn less than most non-ren
Court Decision
Overview and take-home points In the recent decision of Save Beeliar Wetlands (Inc.) v Commissioner of Main Roads [2017] FCA 4, the Court dismissed an application for an interlocutory injunction that sought to halt construction of the extension of
Legislation Update
Following the re-election of the Turnbull Government at the recent federal election, the CEO of the Master Builders Australia (MBA), William Harnisch, has put forward the MBA’s case for the re-establishment of the Australian Building and Constructi
Court Decision
In this article, David Nicholls and Ruby Rayner discuss a recent judgment of the Queensland Court of Appeal which confirms that where an approval exists that has not been implemented a new application may be made for development to take advantage of
Court Decision
A decision recently handed down in the Planning and Environment Court is a timely reminder of why it is important for purchasers to instruct their lawyers to investigate whether there are outstanding development conditions which require infrastructur
Legislation Update
The Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 (BCIPA) provides a fast track to resolve payment disputes for those undertaking construction work or supplying related goods and services under a construction contract. While the parties can p