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 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.
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.
Earlier this month, the Federal Government passed the second tranche of amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)(Act) including the well publicised "right to disconnect" contained in the new section 333M of the Act.
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