Danma Property Pty Ltd v Western Downs Regional Council [2023] QPEC 41 concerned an appeal to the Planning and Environment Court of Queensland against council's refusal of development application for lot reconfiguration at Red Hill.
The Federal Court of Australia has dismissed two applications for judicial review against decisions of the Minister for the Environment and Water.
The Queensland Court of Appeal considers whether the Planning and Environment Court has jurisdiction to hear and determine an appeal with respect to an application to amend an area development plan under the Springfield Structure Plan.
Baxter v Preston & Ors (No. 2) [2023] QPEC 37 concerned an application to the Planning and Environment Court for costs brought by first and second respondents seeking an order that the applicant pay costs of the original application.
Palmer v Council of the City of Gold Coast [2023] QPEC 47 concerned an appeal against the decision of the Council of the City of the Gold Coast to refuse a development application for land situated at Merrimac, on the Gold Coast.
The High Court of Australia has dismissed an appeal by cargo owners who maintained the referral of a dispute in relation to cargo damage to London arbitration amounted to a lessening of liability.