25 Sep 2020 Planning, infrastructure and environment Court of Appeal sheds light on the operation of the infrastructure charges regime in Queensland The Court of Appeal has determined that an infrastructure charge can be levied for a reconfiguring a lot.
22 Sep 2020 Planning, infrastructure and environment Contempt of Court: Planning and Environment Court finds respondents in wilful contempt of a ... The case of Moreton Bay Regional Council v Meredith & Others [2020] QPEC 36...
22 Sep 2020 Planning, infrastructure and environment Court finds that development is not "consistent " with a prior approval and is prohibited The Planning and Environment Court has considered whether a proposed subdivision is not a prohibited development on the basis that it is an exempt subdivision under the Planning Regulation 2017, and has determined that the...
22 Sep 2020 Planning, infrastructure and environment Planning and Environment Court holds that a tavern may remain open till 2 am in face of a local ... The case of Pimpama Commercial Pty Ltd v Council of the City of Gold Coast [2020] QPEC 33 concerned an application to the Planning and Environment Court...
22 Sep 2020 Planning, infrastructure and environment Proposed development that complies with a local government's planning scheme refused by the ... A relocatable home park development, which complied with the relevant acceptable outcomes in the planning scheme, has been refused by the Planning and Environment Court as, unusually, the local government successfully...
22 Sep 2020 Planning, infrastructure and environment Section 11 of the Planning and Environment Court Act 2016 cannot be used to circumvent the Court ... The case of Director, Fisheries Queensland, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries v Scooter Farm Pty Ltd [2020] QPEC 35...
22 Sep 2020 Planning, infrastructure and environment Supreme Court declares resumption application void The Supreme Court of Queensland has declared void the decisions of a local government under the Acquisition of Land Act 1967 to resume the applicant's land for flood mitigation purposes on the grounds that the local...
22 Sep 2020 Planning, infrastructure and environment Biodiversity Offsets Scheme for developers in NSW An overview of how the scheme works and the options available to developers purchasing and retiring biodiversity credits.
20 Sep 2020 Planning, infrastructure and environment Biodiversity Offsets Scheme for landowners in NSW While landowners may benefit from establishing a biodiversity stewardship site on their land, close consideration needs to be given to the process and requirements.
18 Sep 2020 Property Strata Renewal Process - a checklist for owners The strata renewal process can be a real challenge - you need to get consensus from large groups, the financial stakes are high and there are plenty of regulatory hoops to jump through.