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Controversial 'Parade development' in Ocean Grove, Geelong - 'monstrous overdevelopment' or new precedent for a growing city?

UXD Group Pty Ltd v Greater Geelong CC [2023] VCAT 642 concerned a proceeding relating to the refusal to grant a permit application for a $10 million three-storey apartment building comprising 16 dwellings across a two-lot area.

Planning and Environment Court of Queensland allows appeal against conditions imposed restricting alterations to the interior of a State heritage building on the basis that such interior is not part of the building's cultural heritage significance

Qld Court of Appeal dismisses a claim for injury suffered as a result of an individual falling into a concealed hole

ASIC calls for improvements to the design and distribution of investment products

Melbourne’s housing crisis exacerbated by stringent planning policies

ASIC's design and distribution obligations: lessons and guidance for issuers of investment products