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Latest constitutional challenge to notional GST fails
Two recent decisions - Hornsby Shire Council v Commonwealth; and Landcom v Commissioner of Taxation - have rejected constitutional challenges to the notional goods and services tax (GST) voluntarily paid by the Commonwealth, states, local councils and statutory authorities. ...
Planning reform for housing in NSW – encouraging reforms but is more needed?
In this Insight, we examine the in-fill affordable housing incentive bonuses, the two-part Transport Oriented Development Program and the proposals to use government land to increase housing supply. ...
New FIDIC practice note on DAABs
A new practice note on dispute avoidance and adjudication boards (DAABs) was released by the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) late last year. ...
New year review: contract resets in the infrastructure sector
A new year often brings with it an opportunity to review, reflect and….reset? The infrastructure sector has been subject to significant and unpredictable pressures in the last five years which has meant that contracts that were once fit for purpose are no longer responding to risks appropriately. ...
First NSW REZ access auction – a guide to LTESAs and access rights
The competitive tenders for long-term energy service agreements (LTESAs) are underway, forming part of the delivery of the NSW Energy Infrastructure Roadmap by the State Government. This Insight gives a high-level overview of the key terms of LTESAs and the REZ access rights agreements. ...
Allens advises Northleaf and InfraRed consortium on NZ$1.7bn towers investment
The consortium acquired an 80 per cent equity interest in the network for a combined NZ$1.7 billion (with Infratil retaining a 20 per cent interest). The deal will create New Zealand’s largest ...
Allens advises lenders on signing of BCI Minerals' $981m financing for the Mardie Project
The syndicate of lenders includes the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF), Export Finance Australia (EFA), Export Development Canada (EDC), Westpac Banking Corporation and Industrial ...
In Touch: ACCC institutes proceedings against Uber; and other developments
In Touch: ACCC institutes proceedings against Uber; and other developments ...
In Touch: Honda hits a speed bump: penalised $6 million for misleading or deceptive conduct and other developments
The latest issues, decisions and proposed changes impacting business and workplace risk. ...
Allens advises on financing of the Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention and Event Centre precinct development
The Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention and Event Centre will transform the Geelong waterfront through the development of convention and exhibition space, a 200-room Crowne Plaza hotel and mixed-use ...