26 Apr 2024 Property Tax Victoria's abolition of stamp duty for commercial and industrial properties On 19 March 2024, the Victorian government introduced the Commercial and Industrial Property Tax Reform Bill 2024 which will see stamp duty on commercial and industrial properties replaced with a new annual property tax.
23 Apr 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Government "Existence of a disputed claim is central to the process of resolving compensation claims ... VCAT has ruled that a claimant landowner in a land acquisition case cannot make an application to the Tribunal for the determination of a disputed claim without first receiving a notice from the relevant Authority.
22 Apr 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Government Holiday cancelled: dismissal of appeal against the refusal of a local law permit for short stay ... The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has upheld the decision of the Noosa Shire Council to refuse an application under a local law for short stay letting in respect of a unit within a duplex at Sunshine Beach.
22 Apr 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Government Acceptable amenity impacts: Planning and Environment Court of Queensland confirms approval of ... The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has dismissed a submitter appeal which sought to have a development application for a multiple dwelling at Main Beach on the Gold Coast refused on the basis of the shadow impacts.
22 Apr 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Government Complying development certificate invalidated: New South Wales Land and Environment Court has ... The NSW Land and Environment Court has declared that a complying development certificate issued by a private certifier for the demolition of a dwelling in Randwick to be invalid.
22 Apr 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Government End of the road: Planning and Environment Court of Queensland refuses minor change application ... 427 Beckett Rd Pty Ltd v Brisbane City Council [2024] QPEC 4 concerned an appeal against the decision of the Brisbane City Council to refuse an impact assessable development application for a mixed-use development.
22 Apr 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Government No extension: Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has dismissed an application to ... The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has dismissed an appeal against the refusal of a five-year extension to an existing 11-year currency period for a development approval for a rural subdivision in Bundaberg.
27 Mar 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Government Change to objector review rights: Amendment VC243 has knock on effects for applications for ... Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has struck out an objector's application for review of a decision of a local government to grant a planning permit to construct a dwelling on a single lot between 300 to 500 square metres.
27 Mar 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Development permit is a "statutory authorisation": Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal's ... In Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd v Greater Bendigo CC (Corrected) (Red Dot) [2023] VCAT 1341 an application was made to VCAT regarding a decision by the Greater Bendigo City Council.
27 Mar 2024 Construction Insurance Construction is key: the Federal Court provides further guidance on administering claims made by ... Recently it has become increasingly common for developments to be carried out by building companies under design and construction contracts where they do not perform work themselves and instead rely on consultants and subcontractors.