An appeal against a local government's decision to refuse a proposed service centre and two fast food outlets is dismissed because the proposed development would unacceptably diminish scenic, rural character and rural amenity values.
The majority of the Queensland Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal in the case of Redland City Council v Burns [2025] QCA 222 concerning a development offence related to clearing native vegetation without a development permit, having found that an honest claim of right defence under the Criminal Code was open on the evidence.
NSW has passed the Work Health and Safety Amendment (Digital Work Systems) Bill 2026, amending the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW) to require employers to manage worker safety risks from AI and other digital work systems. The changes also introduce union inspection powers and are expected to increase regulatory scrutiny once in force.
The timing in an enforcement order for delivering car parks and driveways related to the use of a marina in Gladstone has been changed to limit the use of the marina if they are not delivered by the revised time.
Recent High Court decisions have reshaped institutional liability for historical child sexual abuse. In AA v The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Maitland Newcastle [2026] HCA 2, the Court significantly expanded the circumstances in which institutions may be held directly liable for abuse.
In the recent case of O'Driscoll v Encore Aviation Pty Ltd [2025] NSWSC 1536 the defendant helicopter maintenance company was found liable to compensate an injured pilot and the owner of the helicopter.
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