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Security of payment: preventing enforcement of adjudicated amounts to contractors in precarious financial positions
The Queensland Supreme Court has granted a stay preventing enforcement of a judgment debt obtained by a contractor in reliance upon an adjudication decision pursuant to the Building Industry Fairne ...
Recent developments in foreign investment (FIRB) regulation
The Federal Government's recent changes to foreign investment policies released on 14 March 2025 introduce significant modifications. In this Insight , we: examine the Government's latest foreign ...
Conexa and statutory severance: when a pipeline is 'land'
'Statutory severance' provisions have a significant impact on the application of tax laws to owners of built infrastructure. The New South Wales Court of Appeal's recent decision in Conexa Sydney ...
Stamp duty complexities in Sale and Purchase Agreements: insights from Van Dairy
The recent Tasmanian case of Van Dairy suggests that an agreement to procure a sale of property might be liable to duty as an agreement for sale, even if the owner of the property is not a party to it. considered the status of a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) in the context of stamp duty. ...
Massive industry growth expected: opportunities in data centres for real estate developers
The real estate sector has yet to explore fully the big potential for data centres. In this Insight, we explore the untapped opportunity to service the ever-increasing demand for data centres, and how developers can capitalise on this. ...
Victorian stamp duty for industrial and commercial properties transitions to annual tax from 1 July 2024
From 1 July 2024, under the Commercial and Industrial Property Tax Reform Act 2024 (Vic) (the Act), which seeks to implement 'transformational' tax reform for commercial and industrial property, such property will be subject to stamp duty for a final time when it is next sold or otherwise transacted ...
Planning reform for housing in NSW – encouraging reforms but is more needed?
In this Insight, we examine the in-fill affordable housing incentive bonuses, the two-part Transport Oriented Development Program and the proposals to use government land to increase housing supply. ...
FIRB fee changes aimed at increasing affordable housing supply
On 10 December 2023, the Federal Government announced changes to the Foreign Investment Review Board residential land fee rules, designed to 'improve housing affordability and supply'. ...
Key changes to the Property Law Act 2023
The Property Law Act 2023 (the Act) passed Parliament on 25 October 2023. The Act aims to simplify, streamline and modernise Queensland's property law regime by replacing the Property Law Act 1974 (Qld). ...
Housing and productivity contributions – what does this mean for development in NSW?
In this Insight, we consider the key implications of the new regime. ...