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Regulated and Significant Trees Legal Seminars
South Australia has recently returned to the forefront of tree protection with arguably, the strictest tree protection requirements in Australia. The intent and object of these amendments to the Planning,…
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Regulated tree reforms – important details and considerations for Councils
The Planning, Development and Infrastructure (General) (Regulated and Significant Trees) Amendment Regulations 2014 were Gazetted with immediate effect late on Thursday 16 May 2024.
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LG Alert: Rating Short Term Accommodation – Let’s get the record straight!
The rating of properties used to provide short term accommodation (think AirbnB or similar) has been a hot topic of late. This is particularly following recent media reports about the…
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LG Alert – Planning Assessment Update
In this Alert we consider three, recently-released documents concerning our planning system.
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Legal Verification - Declaration of Rates 2024/2025
Budget adoption and rate declaration – yes, it’s that time of year again!
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LG Alert – the Accreditation Authority’s new enforcement ‘tools’ under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 (the Act)
Are you aware of the new regulation 113A in the recently-Gazetted Planning, Development and Infrastructure (General) (Miscellaneous) Amendment Regulations 2024?
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LG Alert – Planning Law Update – ancillary accommodation and student accommodation definition changes and dealing with the ‘seriously at variance’ question
In late 2023, the application of the ‘unfair contract term’ regime contained within the Australian Consumer Law (the ACL) was expanded on account of the implementation of the Treasury Laws…
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Updates to the Unfair Contract Terms Regime – new year, new terms?
In late 2023, the application of the ‘unfair contract term’ regime contained within the Australian Consumer Law (the ACL) was expanded on account of the implementation of the Treasury Laws…