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South East Councils — Native Title Alert
On 21 March 2018, Justice Mortimer of the Federal Court of Australia handed down a decision and orders to reflect a “consent determination” and an “Indigenous Land Use Agreement” (“ILUA”)…
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The votes are in, but what does a Liberal State Government mean for Local Government?
When South Australians went to the polling booths last Saturday, 17 March 2018, they voted for change, electing a Liberal Government for the first time in 16 years.
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John Rau’s last actions as Minister for Planning — regulation change to address ACM Cladding concerns.
On 12 March 2018, the Development (Building Cladding) Variation Regulations 2018 came into effect.
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Important changes to the Development Regulations ahead of the commencement of caretaker period
Tuesday’s Government Gazette contained two important changes to the Development Regulations 2008.
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New Code of Conduct for Council Employees
From 2 April 2018 the Local Government (General) Regulations 2013 will be amended by the Local Government (General) (Employee Code of Conduct) Variation Regulations 2018.
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Outcomes of the Royal Commission relevant to Councils
On 15 December 2017, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse handed over its Final Report.
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Big Brother is watching, but is it lawful? Update on the commencement of the Surveillance Devices Act 2016
The Surveillance Devices Act 2016 (“the Act”) and associated Regulations will come into operation on Monday 18 December 2017.
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PDI Act Amended Again
Further to the amendments to the PDI Act which occurred with the passage of the Statutes Amendment (Planning, Development and Infrastructure) Act 2017 earlier this year, another Act to amend…