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Fair Work Ombudsman Inquiry into Council Supply Chains — What You Need to Know
On 25 June 2018, the Fair Work Ombudsman released its findings of its inquiry into the procurement of security services by local government (“the Inquiry”). The Inquiry examined the labour…
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Insolvency Reform — Get the Facts on Ipso Facto!
On 1 July 2018, the Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Enterprise Incentives No. 2) Act 2017 (“the Amending Act”) will amend the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (“the Act”), to include a…
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SA Council Rate Capping — or "Rate Oversight"!
The much-anticipated realisation of the State Government’s pre-election promise to introduce rate capping for SA councils has now materialised.
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The latest information on the Planning and Design Code
The State Planning Commission has released a new discussion paper: South Australia’s Planning and Design Code – How will it work? This paper is the second in the technical series…
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The effect of a Statement of Effect — East Rundle Investments Pty Ltd v The Corporation of the City of Norwood, Payneham and St Peters [2018] SAERDC 22
Read our latest LG Alert regarding this decision which concerns the status of a Statement of Effect and whether it forms an approved document for the purposes of interpreting a…
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The Fines Enforcement and Debt Recovery Act 2017 — What does it mean for Councils?
Substantive provisions of the Fines Enforcement and Debt Recovery Act 2017 (“FEDR Act”) and the Fines Enforcement and Debt Recovery Regulations 2018 commenced operation on 30 April 2018.
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When does an injury arise from employment? — The State of South Australia v Roberts [2018] SASFC 25
A recent decision of the Full Bench of the Supreme Court has provided some further guidance on when employment is a significant contributing cause such that an injury arises from…
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Challenging the decisions of private certifiers — Cairo v City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters [2018] SAERDC 11
This decision has lead to much conjecture between councils and developers as to a council’s ability to refuse the issue of development approval to privately-certified developments.