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Planning for prosperity: Tackling Victoria’s housing and development crisis

Raising the standard: Child safety and what Queensland schools must do before 2026

Queensland’s Child Safe Organisations Act 2024 makes Child Safe Standards and the Universal Principle mandatory for schools and child-facing entities by 1 Jan 2026, embedding child safety, including cultural safety, into governance, policies, and practice, with oversight by the QFCC.

See something, say something: Responding to harm under Queensland’s new reportable conduct scheme

Queensland’s Reportable Conduct Scheme, starting 1 Jan 2027, requires schools and child-safe entities to have systems for reporting, investigating, and preventing worker misconduct, aligned with Child Safe Standards and other legal obligations, with oversight by the QFCC.

CBP Focus | August 2025

Welcome to the August 2025 edition of CBP Focus, where our lawyers share key insights from across the practice.

Civil jury trials here to stay in Victoria: McCullough v Footscray Football Club Ltd (Jury Ruling) [2025] VSC 443

The Supreme Court of Victoria has reinforced the importance of civil juries, rejecting an application for a judge-alone trial in a historic child abuse case.

Absolute discretion, good faith and sunset-style clauses: County Court decision in LVL Transport v Fuller Road [2025] VCC 419

The County Court of Victoria has clarified contractual obligations, the limits of implied good faith, and risks of “absolute discretion” clauses. The decision reminds developers and purchasers that courts aim for businesslike outcomes and unilateral powers to cancel, or delay may be scrutinised.