The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has refused an appeal against the refusal of a development application to facilitate a master planned community on the Sunshine Coast for reasons related to ecological impacts.
The case of Ficca & Ors v Brisbane City Council [2022] QPEC 52 concerned an appeal against the decision of the Brisbane City Council to refuse a development application for a development permit for the demolition of a pre-1947 house.
Recent decision in the NSW Court of Appeal demonstrates the Court's approach to assessment of damages for future economic loss for loss of earning capacity in the case of young children.
In late July, the Northern Territory parliament passed amendments to the Criminal Code Act 1983 (NT) replacing the term "sexual relationship" with "repeated sexual abuse" in the context of children.