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Planning for the future of South-East Queensland
On 11 August 2017, the State Government released the third statutory regional plan and the first regional paln to take effect under the new Queensland Planning Act 2016 for the South-East Queensland region, titled Shaping SEQ. ...
Australia's foreign investment regime - regulatory burden reduced
Significant changes to Australias foreign investment regime came into effect on 1 July 2017 intended to address concerns regarding this regime raised since its introduction in December 2015 The amendments reduce the regulatory burden in a number of key ways and will impact a range of foreign ...
Amendments to PPS lease law - what you need to know
This Insight considers the effect of amendments to the Personal Property Securities regime, which are designed to reduce the PPSAs impact on the equipment hiring industry. ...
Value capture for major transport infrastructure projects discussion paper
The Federal Government has released the discussion paper foreshadowed in its Smart Cities Plan about how to use value capture to fund infrastructure projects in Australia Infrastructure Transport Sector Leader Leighton OBrien Government Sector Leader Paul Kenny Special Finance Counsel Phillip ...
Implications for government acquiring agencies under NSW land acquisition reform
This insight examines the key changes to the NSW Governments' announcement to its intention to reform the land acquisition process in New South Wales. ...
Special Report: Understanding the opportunities and navigating the legal frameworks of distributed ledger technology and blockchain
Authored by a multidisciplinary team from Allens Blockchain Reaction is designed to assist business stakeholders decision makers and in-house counsel across a variety of sectors to understand the technology and how it is being used as well as navigate the regulatory and legal opportunities and ...
Significant changes ahead for Australian competition laws
The Federal Governments Competition Policy Bill which contains its response to the Harper Reviews broader recommendations on competition law and policy will make significant changes to Australian competition laws ...
House of Representatives passes misuse of market power Bill
The House of Representatives yesterday passed the Governments Bill to broaden the misuse of market power prohibition and the Bill will be introduced to the Senate shortly The Bill as passed removes the mandatory factors the courts would have had to consider in determining whether conduct was ...
Value capture and getting smart
The Australian Government has identified value capture and innovative financing as key elements of its Smart Cities Plan The move will have significant implications for traditional project finance By Paul Kenny Sector Leader Government and Phillip Cornwell Project Finance Consultant at Allens ...
Qld, NSW and Vic impose stamp duty surcharge on foreign purchasers of residential land
Queensland will impose a stamp duty surcharge of 3 per cent on direct and indirect acquisitions of residential land in Queensland by foreign purchasers with effect from 1 October 2016 A similar stamp duty surcharge has been announced by the New South Wales Government with effect from 21 June 2016 ...