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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 ...
Allens acts for Healthscope on Asian pathology sale
Allens has advised Healthscope Limited, one of Australia's leading private healthcare operators, on the sale of its Asian pathology operations in Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam to funds managed by ...
A new era for Victoria's environmental protection
The Environment Protection Amendment Bill is the first major overhaul of Victorias environmental law in almost 50 years introducing a general environmental duty requiring all Victorian businesses, industry and community members to prevent environmental harm. ...
New reporting requirements for critical infrastructure
New reporting requirements for critical infrastructure require the lodgement of information on the Register of Critical Infrastructure Assets before 11 January 2019 ...
Insight into the workings of Queensland's Planning Act 2016
Queensland's Planning and Environment Court recently delivered three significant decisions that provide insight into the operation of the Planning Act 2016. The decisions separately address service requirements for submitter appellants, the operation of the transitional provisions in the Act and the ...
Construction contracts and the new 'ipso facto' insolvency reforms
New insolvency legislation that is designed to provide greater opportunities to restructure failing businesses both before and during external administration has recently been passed ...
Comments open for North East Link EES scoping requirements
The draft scoping requirements for the proposed North East Link projects Environment Effects Statement have been released and are open for public comment until 12 June 2018 ...