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Proposed Design and Place SEPP – creating further complexity in our planning system?
The Explanation of Intended Effect for the proposed Design and Place SEPP, presently on public exhibition, signals major change to the assessment requirements for all development in NSW. Improving design outcomes in the built environment is important, but will the proposed SEPP be the right vehicle to achieve this objective, or will it add another layer to an already complex planning system? ...
ACCC's 2021 product safety priorities
The ACCC announced its Product Safety Priorities for 2021, including: Button batteries, Quad bikes, Toppling furniture and infant sleeping products, and E-commerce and the Australian Product Safety Pledge. ...
Allens advises ACCIONA on 923MW MacIntyre Wind Farm partnership
Allens has advised the energy division of ACCIONA on its agreement with Ark Energy Corporation, a new subsidiary of Korea Zinc Company, in relation to the 923MW MacIntyre Wind Farm development project in Queensland. ...
Investor state arbitration and the environment: preparing for change in 2021 and beyond
The overlap between international investment and environmental protection is expanding, eg with environmental protection provisions featuring in recent International Investment Agreements (IIAs) and international Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), and environment-related investor-state disputes. ...
Allens advises on $1.5bn New Footscray Hospital
The New Footscray Hospital is a critical community asset that will help address the increasing demand from Melbourne’s booming western suburbs. Partner David Donnelly, who led the Allens team, sai ...
The role of banking in the infrastructure-led recovery
Banks have played, and will continue to play, a key role in not only supporting Australian individuals and businesses managing the effects of the pandemic, but also as a key capital provider in the investment of new infrastructure for a post-pandemic world. ...
NSW becomes the second Australian jurisdiction to pass a PFAS ban
Knowledge of the risks posed by PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances), its behaviour in the environment and potential PFAS remediation options continue to evolve rapidly. Following South Australia's PFAS ban in 2018, New South Wales has just passed regulations to restrict the sale and use of PFAS firefighting foam. ...
In Touch: $24m fine for criminal cartel charge; ACCC's interim report into digital advertising services; Kogan penalised for misleading discounts; and other developments
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS fined $24m for criminal cartel charge; ACCC's interim report into digital advertising services; Kogan penalised for misleading discounts; Facebook and Onava allegedly mislead consumers; and Lorna Jane 'virus activewear' examined in court. ...
Frameworks for our networks
The past two decades have seen major change in public transport in Australia and New Zealand. Our latest report aims to inform future policy development in the transport sector by providing governments and industry participants with a comprehensive review. ...
Allens tops syndicated loans and project finance league tables
In syndicated loans the firm was ranked: number one APAC and Japan Borrower Legal Adviser (by number of deals) by Thomson Reuters; number one borrowers' and lenders' legal counsel in Australia and ...