14 Dec 2022 Planning, infrastructure and environment Property The year in review – A look at NSW planning and environment law in 2022 A look back at a number of court decisions involving the merit review of planning decisions of consent authorities, criminal enforcement decisions, compulsory acquisitions and an Aboriginal land rights claim.
8 Dec 2022 Planning, infrastructure and environment Property Determination that native title does not exist in relation to land in rural Queensland The case of James Speed Company Pty Ltd v State of Queensland [2022] FCA 626 concerned an application under section 13(1)(a) and section 61(1) of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth).
27 Nov 2022 Property Your option period may not be as long as you think Buyers of property under an option deed should be aware that it might not be easy to determine the first and last day of a period of time stated in the deed.
23 Nov 2022 Property Your option to sell residential property to a developer in NSW may be worthless The decision in BP7 Pty Ltd v Gavancorp [2021] NSWSC 265 (Gavancorp) raises serious concerns for sellers of residential property who have entered into option agreements with developers.
16 Nov 2022 Planning, infrastructure and environment Property Compensation determination for resumption of land remitted to Land Court of Queensland to ... The case of Desbois v Chief Executive, Department of Transport and Main Roads; Chief Executive, Department of Transport and Main Roads v Desbois [2022] QLAC 1 concerned an appeal to the Land Appeal Court of Queensland.
20 Jul 2022 Planning, infrastructure and environment Property Procedural fairness determined by the Supreme Court of Queensland to include the right to be ... The case of Hamelech Basodeh Pty Ltd v Gold Coast City Council & Anor [2022] QSC 57 concerned an application to the Supreme Court of Queensland by a landowner.
30 Jun 2022 Property New bill brings old community title developments up to speed New bill benefits owners in affected developments with improved protections and access to information and services to help them protect their interests.
29 May 2022 Sub-pages Property Electronic signing of documents legislated in Queensland During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Queensland Government introduced a number of temporary measures to facilitate the electronic execution of documents. Those measures have now been made permanent.
12 May 2022 Employment and safety Education Corporate and commercial How to transport children safely: Lessons from recent events All organisations that transport children or vulnerable people should be aware of the risks involved and implement stringent processes and procedures to manage those risks.
9 May 2022 Property NSW land tax - Concession for unoccupied land intended to be your principal place of residence If you purchase land for a new home in NSW, you can normally claim the "principal place of residence" (PPR) exemption from land tax while it is unoccupied