New financial assurance scheme for resource activities in Queensland set to commence on 1 April 2019
The Queensland Government has enacted a new financial provisioning scheme under the Mineral and Energy Resources (Financial Provisioning) Act 2018…
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Key permit issues for Victorian solar projects clarified
With the Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal’s (VCAT) recent decision to overturn the Wangaratta Rural City Council’s (Council) decision to…
Super Alert – 22 March 2019
This week’s Super Alert includes three consultations which have commenced on reforms to implement various recommendations made as part of…
"Fairness in Franchising" report – Key recommendations for reform
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services (Committee) tabled its Report referred to as the “Fairness in Franchising”…
PFAS Update
What is PFAS There is an increasing concern as to the risk of harm that Per and Poly-Fluroalkyl Substances (PFAS)…
Timber Creek – High Court delivers first native title compensation ruling
Introduction In what is said to be one of the most important rulings regarding native title since Mabo -v- Queensland…