An appeal to the District Court of Queensland against a decision of the Magistrates Court relating to the construction of the term "waste" under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Qld) has been dismissed, because the District Court found no error in law.
An application in pending proceeding seeking an extension of time for the filing of a Notice of Appeal in relation to an infrastructure charges notice is allowed.
This article considers select cases from the NSW Land and Environment Court and the NSW Court of Appeal in 2024, and the outlook for 2025.
There have been a number of decisions from the NSW Land and Environment Court and the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal in 2024 that operators of waste facilities, as well as other types of potential pollution generating activities, should be aware of.
In this article, we consider some key judgments of the Land and Environment Court and the Court of Appeal in relation to planning and environment law in 2024.
The Australian Catholic University (ACU) published research this month with a disturbing top line statistic - 80% of Principals have experienced critical incidents in their schools including violent security threats, mental health crises, suicide attempts and medical emergencies.
