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Requirements and responsibilities under the EPA Act's new contaminated land regime
This Insight explores the new contaminated land regime introduced into the Environment Protection Act 2017 (Vic) by the recently passed Environment Protection Amendment Act 2018 (Vic) ...
New third-party enforcement rights in the Victorian Environment Protection Amendment Act 2018
This Insight examines the third-party enforcement rights introduced into the Environment Protection Act 2017 (Vic) by the Environment Protection Amendment Act 2018 (Vic), which passed Victorian Parliament in August 2018 ...
Victoria's 'general environmental duty': What is it, and what can I do about it?
The recently passed Environment Protection Amendment Act 2018 will transform Victorias environmental protection law including by imposing a general duty on all Victorian industry and community members to prevent and minimise environmental harm ...
Market-led proposals - still a unique opportunity
Australia has seen a significant increase in market-led proposals for infrastructure projects This is having an important effect on how government interacts with the private sector with all states and territories having released detailed guidance intended to boost these submissions even more Partner ...
Accelerating build-to-rent in Australia
The build-to-rent (BTR) model continues to gain pace in Australia as several projects prove the local viability of this asset class. ...
Competition news
In Touch looks at what's been happening in Competition this month and what it means for your business ...
Certainty to return to Aboriginal cultural heritage in Queensland
Project proponents and operators in Queensland can breathe a sigh of relief following the introduction of a Bill to restore certainty and validity to agreements for the management of Aboriginal cultural heritage in that state. ...
Environment Protection Amendment Bill 2018 becomes law, in a root and branch overhaul of Victoria's environmental law
The Environment Protection Amendment Act 2018 has passed the Victorian Parliament The Act is an ambitious overhaul of Victorian environmental law and plants the seeds for a robust new environmental regime ...
Solar farm wins court approval despite conflicts with planning schemes
The Queensland Planning and Environment Court has approved a solar farm located on good quality agricultural land despite high level conflicts between the proposed development and the provisions of the relevant planning schemes Partner Bill McCredie and Special Counsel Rosanne Meurling review the ...
Build-to-rent - structures for success
While it is an established asset class offshore particularly the US and UK the build-to-rent market in Australia is in its infancy For build-to-rent to become an established asset class in Australia social legal tax and broader economic challenges need to be overcome Recent legislative reform and a ...