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Major amendment package G to Brisbane City Council City Plan 2014 – Rooftop gardens and landscaped greenspace

Brisbane City Council (Council) has recently endorsed a proposed amendment to its planning scheme, City Plan 2014 (CP2014), to encourage…

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Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill introduced to WA Parliament – A new regulatory framework is coming

After more than three years of consultation, and in the wake of the Juukan Gorge destruction, the long anticipated Aboriginal…

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Supreme Court rules appointed liquidators are liable for costs to clean contamination on ‘occupied’ land

Background facts TASCO owned and leased 300-400 Broderick Road, Lara (the Land) to C&D Recycling which operated a materials recycling…

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NSW Government Procurement: can a contractor bid on a project where it advised on an earlier stage?

As projects become increasingly complex and (in some cases) the contractor market increasingly specialised and therefore limited, the issue of…

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It’s a renovation boom – State housing policies being renovated with the new State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021

Collation of multiple SEPPs The provision and location of increased housing supply in NSW and particularly Sydney, has been the…

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Changes to Compensation and Heritage provisions under the Planning and Environment Act 1987

Compensation on Land Reserved for a Public Purpose – Previous Uncertainty Part 5 of the Act, specifically sections 98 and…

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