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Mobile Food Vendors no longer flavour of the month!
Less than four (4) years since its commencement, the Mobile Food Vending Businesses (MFVB) Scheme introduced into the Local Government Act 1999 (the Act) has been wholly deleted. This has…
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Local Government Reform — additional statutory responsibilities for elected members
This next instalment in our Local Government Reform series addresses the additional statutory responsibilities for principal members and council members that are included at sections 58 and 59 of the…
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The ICAC, the OPI and the Ombudsman — What you need to know right now!
As all of our readers will be aware, the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (CPIPC Recommendations) Amendment Act 2021 (the Act) completed a rapid trajectory through our Parliament, receiving assent on…
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Parliament aspirations? But will ‘absence make the heart grow fonder’?
As per our commitment to keep you updated in concise and simple terms, we deliver the next instalment in our Local Government Reform Alerts.
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Local Government Reform — A Different Message
29 September 2021 As our readers are, by now, fully aware, the amendments being made to the Local Government Act…
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The ICAC, the OPI and the Ombudsman — the changing landscape
There is no doubt that 2021 has proven to be a year of constant and significant law reform and late last week, Parliament did not disappoint. Continuing this trend, significant…
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Social Media Moderation — an urgent legal necessity!
The subject matter of our LG Alert – Defamation and social media – what does the ‘Voller Case’ mean for you? on 9 July 2019, was, subsequently, the subject of…
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Lockdown measures Gazetted for planning applications
A question that we are being asked with increasing frequency since the snap lockdown was announced, is ‘what will happen to applications for planning consent that require public notification?’