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On 3 February 2025, the Queensland Government introduced the Planning (Wind Farms) Amendment Regulation 2025 which modified the Planning Regulation 2017 and gave effect to the latest version of the State Development Assessment Provisions...

On June 18, 2024, it became an offence in Queensland to breach the general environmental duty in the Environmental Protection Act 1994.

The State Development Assessment Provisions (SDAP) Version 3.1 dated 17 September 2024 was published and took effect on 30 September 2024. It contains a revised State code 23: Wind Farm Development (Wind Farm Code).

Cold weather makes for perfect reading conditions so what perfect timing that our Quarterly Case Review for June 2024 is here.

We have previously discussed a number of proposed changes to the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (EP Act) by the Environmental Protection (Powers and Penalties) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Bill)...

The site in this appeal was large, but constrained. It was located in the Guragunbah floodplain and adjoined the Merrimac Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP). The scale of the development proposal was also large. The appellant had lodged a development

The respondent in this case was in the process of constructing a building which was intended to be used for speciality disability accommodation for people with disabilities, who would be supported under the NDIS. Building approvals were in place, but

Questions of “minor change” are often tricky and turn on the particular facts and circumstances. However, in understanding the bounds of the test, it is sometimes useful to consider examples of what has been found by the Court to not be a “min

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

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.

With the burst of spring and the return of sun filled days, our thoughts have turned to the outdoors. Perhaps that’s why our third Quarterly Case Review for the year has a focus on the environment. The first three cases we summarise all touch on ec

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