2 May 2024 Insurance Deed set aside: Applications reconsidered by Court of Appeal The Trustees of the Christian Brothers (the Trustees) have succeeded in appealing a decision of Irving AsJ ([2023] VSC 124) to set aside two settlement agreements in whole.
30 Apr 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Victorian Government announces plan to build 70,000 additional homes: Suburban Rail Loop East ... The Victorian Government has released new vision plans for the Suburban Rail Loop East project which propose a series of strategic planning changes to support the addition of over 70,000 new homes and 230,000 jobs.
30 Apr 2024 Digital governance, cyber and privacy The insider threat: Cyber security Organisations around the world are breathing a sigh of relief. Linux, the most widely used operating system (OS) in the world, was recently saved from a potentially catastrophic cyber-attack.
26 Apr 2024 Property Tax Victoria's abolition of stamp duty for commercial and industrial properties On 19 March 2024, the Victorian government introduced the Commercial and Industrial Property Tax Reform Bill 2024 which will see stamp duty on commercial and industrial properties replaced with a new annual property tax.
23 Apr 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Government "Existence of a disputed claim is central to the process of resolving compensation claims ... VCAT has ruled that a claimant landowner in a land acquisition case cannot make an application to the Tribunal for the determination of a disputed claim without first receiving a notice from the relevant Authority.
22 Apr 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Government Holiday cancelled: dismissal of appeal against the refusal of a local law permit for short stay ... The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has upheld the decision of the Noosa Shire Council to refuse an application under a local law for short stay letting in respect of a unit within a duplex at Sunshine Beach.
22 Apr 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Government Acceptable amenity impacts: Planning and Environment Court of Queensland confirms approval of ... The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has dismissed a submitter appeal which sought to have a development application for a multiple dwelling at Main Beach on the Gold Coast refused on the basis of the shadow impacts.
22 Apr 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Government Complying development certificate invalidated: New South Wales Land and Environment Court has ... The NSW Land and Environment Court has declared that a complying development certificate issued by a private certifier for the demolition of a dwelling in Randwick to be invalid.
22 Apr 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Government End of the road: Planning and Environment Court of Queensland refuses minor change application ... 427 Beckett Rd Pty Ltd v Brisbane City Council [2024] QPEC 4 concerned an appeal against the decision of the Brisbane City Council to refuse an impact assessable development application for a mixed-use development.
22 Apr 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Government No extension: Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has dismissed an application to ... The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has dismissed an appeal against the refusal of a five-year extension to an existing 11-year currency period for a development approval for a rural subdivision in Bundaberg.