Recently it has become increasingly common for developments to be carried out by building companies under design and construction contracts where they do not perform work themselves and instead rely on consultants and subcontractors.
In Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd v Greater Bendigo CC (Corrected) (Red Dot) [2023] VCAT 1341 an application was made to VCAT regarding a decision by the Greater Bendigo City Council.
Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has struck out an objector's application for review of a decision of a local government to grant a planning permit to construct a dwelling on a single lot between 300 to 500 square metres.
The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has dismissed a submitter appeal with respect to a 46.7 metre high luxury resort facility in Airlie Beach, Queensland in a zone with a maximum building height of 18 metres.
The District Court of Queensland has allowed an appeal against a sentence imposed by the Magistrates Court with respect to the demolition of an historical cottage.
The High Court of Australia has dismissed an appeal and a cross-appeal regarding the return of invalidly raised special levies by a local government over the course of 2011 to 2016.
![Development permit is a "statutory authorisation": Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal's decision in the case Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd v Greater Bendigo CC (Corrected) (Red Dot) [2023] VCAT 1341 (2 December 2023)](/getmedia/f262bccc-88a8-44cc-960b-d4a6d622d127/Wooden-Gavel.jpg?width=7952&height=5304&mediaprotectionhash=e2a99eb302b3d670c014a8e8d59562746594a0054fa2c38b9e5441c6f16048de&ext=.jpg)
