An appeal against conditions and advisory notes imposed by a local government on a suite of development approvals for the development of a master planned community in so far as they sought to amend a negotiated decision notice to identify each condition as being imposed as a necessary trunk infrastructure condition is dismissed.
A submitter appeal against the approval of a development application for a development permit for a material change of use for a local centre is dismissed.
An appeal against the decision of the Magistrates Court of Queensland to refuse two claims for compensation in respect of a local government's removal of property from premises in Plainland is dismissed.
The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has allowed an appeal against a decision of the Queensland Heritage Council to enter a church that is no longer in use into the Queensland Heritage Register, setting the Heritage Council's decision aside, and removing the church from the Register.
In one of our most important appointments this year, Colin Biggers & Paisley has welcomed renowned insurance lawyer Patrick Boardman and his team comprising of special counsel Susanna Khouri and Antonia Rose, solicitor Ashlee Blannin and legal assistant Victoria Tripi.
The Land and Environment Court of New South Wales recently considered its first case regarding the container deposit scheme legislation in Class 6 proceedings. This article explores when an intervention in sentencing is warranted and how the characterisation of offending conduct influences the appropriate sentence.
