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Developers and purchasers of land in Victorian growth areas (or an interest in a land rich entity which holds land in a Victorian growth area) on or after 2 December 2008 need to consider their existing and potential liability for the Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution and take appropriate action now.
Sellers of real property under standard form contracts should review their standard form contracts to identify terms which may be at risk under the new Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act 2010.
From 1 November 2010, most sellers and lessors of office space of 2,000m2 or more will need to obtain and disclose an up-to-date energy efficiency rating for the space, and should review their energy efficiency strategies.
Western Australia's planning laws will be more centralised, but, according to the State Government, will also have more flexibility for strategic planning in regional areas and large projects, following the passage of the Approvals and Related Reforms (No 4) (Planning) Bill 2009 (WA). The amendments are expected to come into force in 2011.
In the following case, the court refused to enforce a decision of the adjudicator on the grounds that the adjudicator made a material jurisdictional error in deliberately declining to consider the employer’s set -off defence; and that the deliberate decision amounted to a breach of natural justice.
Throughout the country, local governments regulate the use of land in a similar fashion: by mapping out a plan that governs the separation of uses of physical space in the community, and then implementing the plan on a case-by-case basis according to use-specific zoning ordinances.
The Technology & Construction Court (TCC) has held that a sub-contractor may owe a duty in tort to its direct contractor, in addition to the duties it owes in contract.
Every year California property owners pay property tax based upon the property’s assessed value, as determined by the county assessor. The assessed value of many properties has steadily increased over the years as county assessors have often applied a 2 percent annual increase to annual assessed value.
