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Planning and Environment Court of Queensland determines whether a development approval granted by the Chief Executive administering the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Qld) in respect of the construction of Surfers South Oceanway was legally unreasonable

The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has held that the Applicant in a declaratory proceeding failed to demonstrate that it was beyond the bounds of reasonableness to obtain a development permit to construct a pathway.

Planning and Environment Court of Queensland upholds Council's decision to refuse a development application to reconfigure a single lot into eight lots for a residential care facility

The case of Infinite Aged Care (Cornubia) Pty Ltd v Logan City Council [2021] QPEC 58 concerned a developer appeal to the Planning and Environment Court of Queensland (Court) against a decision of the Logan City Council..

Planning and Environment Court of Queensland dismisses an appeal against the refusal of a relocatable home facility

he case of Boyneglade Property Developments Pty Ltd v Gladstone Regional Council & Ors [2021] QPEC 48 concerned an appeal to the Planning and Environment Court of Queensland (Court)..

Lack of impact on character and amenity sees the Planning and Environment Court of Queensland approve multiple dwelling units despite some inconsistency with the relevant planning scheme

The case of Hill & Ors v Sunshine Coast Regional Council [2021] QPEC 59 concerned an appeal to the Planning and Environment Court of Queensland (Court) against the decision of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council (Council) ..

Disclaimer of a beneficiary's trust entitlements

High Court in Commissioner of Taxation v Carter [2022] HCA 10 finds that a beneficiary of a trust cannot avoid income tax on an entitlement to trust income by disclaiming it after the end of the relevant income year

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