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Pollution Incident Response Management Plans: Is yours compliant?

Holders of environment protection licences should be aware of legislative requirements regulating the preparation, implementation, testing, keeping, and publication of a PIRMP to manage risks of non-compliance.

Development out of the dark as the Planning and Environment Court of Queensland allows an appeal against conditions requiring underground electrical infrastructure

The case of Bridgeman Enterprises Pty Ltd v Sunshine Coast Regional Council [2021] QPEC 25 concerned an appeal to the Planning and Environment Court of Queensland.

Limits of existing use rights are reiterated by the New South Wales Land and Environment Court

The case of Blues Point Hotel Property Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council [2021] NSWLEC 27 concerned Class 4 proceedings in the New South Wales Land and Environment Court.

Planning and Environment Court of Queensland allows a minor change application, which varies the effect of the planning scheme to lock in minimum carparking for apartments

Planning and Environment Court of Queensland dismisses a change application seeking to remove a stepped form frontage that was integral to the original approval

What is a reimbursement agreement?

This was the issue considered by the Federal Court in Guardian AIT Pty Ltd as trustee for Australian Investment Trust v Commissioner of Taxation [2021] FCA 1619.