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Corrs In Brief offers the latest updates on legal issues and developments, focusing on their impact to your business and industry.
The Sustainable Planning and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 has passed
The Gateway Process was introduced in July 2009 to reduce the time taken for the NSW government to produce Local Environment Plans.
Read MoreThe wheels are in motion - A single state planning policy in Queensland
In Queensland, the State has long had the ability to make policies regarding matters of ‘State significance’/’State interest’. The current government plans to replace these with one single State planning policy.
Read MoreParliament increases CSG royalties and mining penalties
On 25 October 2012, the NSW Parliament passed the Petroleum (Onshore) Amendment (Royalties and Penalties) Bill 2012.
Read More | Download PDFEconomic Development Bill 2012 - Implications for resources and infrastructure projects
The State has introduced the Economic Development Bill 2012 involving significant changes.
Read More | Download PDFChristmas is coming...please take leave
Can employers require their employees to take paid annual leave or unpaid leave, to avoid the cost of paying employees for attending at work when productivity will be low?
Read MoreThe Economic Development Bill 2012 - Main issues for planning and development
The Economic Development Bill 2012 (Qld) was introduced into the Queensland Parliament on Thursday 1 November 2012.
Read More | Download PDFThe meaning of waste - Environmental Protection Authority v Terrace Earthmoving Pty Ltd & Page [2012] NSW LEC 216
The Land and Environment Court has recently clarified the definition of ‘waste’ in the context of criminal proceedings for unlawfully transporting waste.
Read More | Download PDFNSW State Govt seeks to clarify the status of development control
The Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Bill 2012 (NSW) (Bill) was recently introduced to the NSW Parliament. The Bill proposes amendments that clarify the status of development control plans (DCPs) as mere ‘guidelines’.
Read More | Download PDFProposed changes to planning code
The NSW Department for Planning and Infrastructure (Department) recently released an outline of proposed changes to code-based approvals for residential, commercial and industrial projects
Read MoreA new national environmental offsets policy
The Commonwealth Government has released its new Environmental Offsets Policy (Policy) under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
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