Articles
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26 April 2013
Dispute Resolution & Advisory
Proposed actions to improve performance within councils
Most of the proposed reforms address dysfunctional relations between councillors, frustrating the business of councils.
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17 August 2012
Property
Imposing an easement over community land: The Supreme ...
This case highlights the limitations on the power exercisable by local councils to create easements over community land.
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03 August 2012
Property
Criminal penalties face vendors and lessors under new WH&S ...
This Bulletin looks at the new obligations facing vendors and lessors of real estate, and vendors of businesses.
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16 February 2011
Environment & Planning
New appeals process for residential development applications
The Paid Parental Leave scheme does not provide an entitlement to leave but is designed to complement existing leave entitlements.
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16 February 2011
Environment & Planning
New planning laws focus on coastal protection
The topic of coastal impacts in the assessment of development projects has attracted considerable public interest in recent times.
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24 June 2010
Environment & Planning
Environment & Planning Update - Infrastructure NSW, lapsing conse…
We report on the planning policies of the NSW Coalition and provide an update on recent amendments to the EPA.
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10 November 2009
Environment & Planning
Land law & approvals for live entertainment
It will be interesting to see how the new concept of reviewable conditions is dealt with by councils and how the new system will differ from the old one of \"trial periods\".
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21 July 2009
Environment & Planning
Tree disputes - A second bite at the cherry? Change in circumstan…
As a general rule, a court will not hear a dispute between two people if the substance of that dispute has been sufficiently dealt with in an earlier hearing.
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02 June 2009
Environment & Planning
The open road - or is it? Status of roads in land subdvisions
We discuss Aquilina v Blacktown City Council, in which Bartier Perry represented the defendant council.
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26 November 2007
Environment & Planning
Costs in the Land and Environment Court - the final word?
The question of costs in the Land and Environment Court has long been a vexed one.
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26 November 2007
Environment & Planning
Tree (Disputes between Neighbours) Act 2006 - courts ...
From the commencement of this Act, there has been early growth in the number of cases lodged.
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29 January 2007
Property
New legislation to manage disputes between property ....
The Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act 2006 will commence operation on 2 February.
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11 September 2006
Property
An avenue closes for owner initiated acquisitions of reserved ...
Owners of land designated for acquisition under an environmental planning instrument can no longer force the responsible authority to acquire the land based on that fact alone.