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Recent developments in uranium
Insight 12 Aug 2014

Partner Richard Malcolmson and Senior Associates Emily Gerrard and Anna Vella report on recent developments in the Australian uranium sector including Queenslands framework for uranium mining the Western Australian regulators recommendation to proceed with uranium mining at Kintyre and the Federal ...

Changes to infrastructure planning and charging in Queensland
Insight 14 May 2014

A new infrastructure planning and charging framework for Queensland has been proposed by the State Government Special Counsel Rosanne Meurling and Senior Associate Michael Zissis report on the changes to be introduced by the new framework ...

New stormwater licencing in the pipeline
Insight 22 Sep 2014

New legislation that seeks to establish a statutory framework for the access to and use of stormwater in Victoria is an attempt to increase the use of stormwater in urban areas and furthers the Victorian Governments policy of limiting the diversion of water from rural areas for urban use The process ...

Employment area expanded to cater for demand associated with Badgerys Creek airport
Insight 05 Sep 2014

The NSW Government has released for comment a draft amendment to its Statement Environmental Planning Policy for the Western Sydney Employment Area, targeted at meeting the expected demands of economic growth in the region. ...

Lend Lease Development - will the High Court be moved on what 'moves' the transfer?
Insight 08 Sep 2014

In Lend Lease Development Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue, the Victorian Court of Appeal decided that certain 'development contributions' made by a purchaser to a vendor did not form part of the consideration that 'moved' the transfer of land to the purchaser. ...

Plan Melbourne: refresh of Victoria's metropolitan planning strategy
Insight 16 Nov 2015

Housing affordability climate change and energy efficiency are key focuses of the discussion paper recently released by the Victorian Planning Minster which aims to refresh the current Melbourne Metropolitan Planning strategy Plan Melbourne The paper draws upon the detailed report prepared by the ...

Queensland property legislation passed (incl 20% deposit)
Insight 10 Sep 2014

The Land Sales and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2014, which will streamline the sale of property in Queensland, was passed by the Queensland Parliament yesterday. Partner Alister Fitzgerald provi ...

Queensland Government proposes land access reforms
Insight 15 Apr 2014

The Queensland Government has released a discussion paper setting out proposed reforms to the States land access regime for public and private land The paper closely follows other discussion papers released recently in respect of proposed reforms to restricted land and the process for notifying and ...

WA Supreme Court provides further guidance on challenging adjudication determinations made under the Construction Contracts Act
Insight 21 May 2015

The WASC has provided additional guidance on the types of errors that can lead to an adjudicators determination being quashed by the court ...

Contractors face uphill battle restraining security calls
Insight 07 Mar 2016

The Supreme Court of Western Australia has dismissed a subcontractors application for an interlocutory injunction restraining a call on a bank guarantee Partners Nick Rudge and Jeremy Quan-Sing and Lawyer Evan Lacey discuss the decision and its implications ...

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