The new Aged Care Act 2024 (Cth) (the Act), set to commence on 1 July 2025, introduces a modernised, rights-based framework with stricter regulatory requirements for aged care providers.
The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has refused a minor change application which sought to introduce staging to a development for non-resident workforce accommodation because there was no assurance that the proposed later stage would proceed and as a consequence the development could not operate as intended.
A development application seeking to establish a self-storage facility in a low density residential zone is approved subject to conditions despite being contrary to the planning strategy which seeks to limit non-residential uses in the zone.
The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has dismissed an appeal against the decision of a local government to refuse a development application for a development permit for a material change of use brought by owners of a building construction business to regularise an existing unlawful use of land in Gumdale, Queensland.
The recent High Court decision in DZY (a pseudonym) v Trustees of the Christian Brothers [2025] HCA 16 (‘DZY’) has significant implications for the legal landscape surrounding settlement agreements in cases of child abuse.
The recent Court of Appeal decision in De Martin & Gasparini Pty Ltd v Bartlett [2025] NSWCA 56 has reaffirmed the need to carefully analyse the requirements of vicarious liability.
