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Super Alert – 20 March 2020

The week’s Super Alert notes APRA’s changes to its approach for online data lodgement and the ATO’s instructions for accessing…

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Proposed citywide amendment – Restricting townhouses from single-home areas

Brisbane City Council (Council) has passed amendments to the Brisbane City Plan 2014 (City Plan), restricting the development of townhouses within…

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Introduction of New Koala Regulations

On 8 December 2019, the Queensland Government released the Draft South East Queensland Koala Conservation Strategy 2019-2024 (Strategy) for public consultation. The…

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On a Proper Construction Issue 3: Coronavirus Outbreak – The Impact on Modular Construction

Modular Construction and the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 The recent outbreak of the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, (recently declared a pandemic by…

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This is your private life: Facebook faces privacy law enforcement proceedings

On 9 March 2020, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) commenced Federal Court proceedings against Facebook Inc and…

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On a Proper Construction Issue 2: Practical Tips for Building Contractors Now Disarmed of Claiming Quantum Metuit

The High Court majority decision in Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd [2019] HCA 32 (Mann v Paterson) handed down…

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