In the media
Health leaders warn over 'failing' environmental
laws
More than 180 health professionals have signed an open
letter to environment minister, Sussan Ley, warning the government
to strengthen Australia's weak environment laws, or risk the
future health of the nation. The action comes ahead of the review
into Australia's EPBD Act, with a draft report from the review
panel expected in June (25 May 2020).
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PCA: Building a stronger and cleaner post-pandemic
Australia
The Federal and State Governments should integrate
recovery plans with their respective clean technology roadmaps and
long term emissions strategies, grid modernisation planning, carbon
farming development and bushfire recovery to build greater
resilience and reduce climate risk (25 May 2020).
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Property Industry can kick-start economic recovery
Incentives for new housing construction, broad-based tax
reform, improving the supply of affordable housing, and the renewal
of our migration program are among the key areas for action in the
Property Council of Australia's seven-point plan for economic
recovery after COVID-19 (20 May 2020).
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Safe Work Australia guidance on lifts
The Property Council of Australia has welcomed the updated
guidance from Safe Work Australia (SWA) on the
'COVIDSafe' use of lifts in office buildings. 'The new
guidelines on lift usage are sensible and practical, and give our
building owners, managers and their tenants the certainty they need
to plan their return to the office in coming weeks (20 May 2020).
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NSW
Sydney stadium first in the world to gain sustainability
rating
The Bankwest Stadium in the Greater Sydney City of
Parramatta has become the first stadium in the world to announce it
has achieved LEED v4 Gold certification for sustainability from the
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
(29 May 2020).
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$1 Billion for world class business precincts across
regional NSW
The Deputy Premier John Barilaro announced the fifth
Special Activation Precinct in NSW to be established in
Williamtown, bringing the total investment for Special Activation
Precincts to $1 billion, attracting new investment and creating
thousands of new jobs (28 May 2020).
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Thousands of new trees brighten up Greater Sydney
The NSW Government's $4.7 million investment will see
172,000 new trees flourishing in Sydney's parks, schools and
communities, in a partnership with Greening Australia and Landcare
NSW to expand the city's green canopy (27 May 2020).
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That is not a coincidence': Mascot Towers owners to
sue developers over cracks
Apartment owners in Sydney's troubled Mascot
Towers vote to sue the developer of a neighbouring building, claiming it's "not a coincidence" their homes started cracking while excavation work was conducted next door (26 May 2020). More...
More planning projects to propel future of NSW
NSW will lead Australia to economic recovery, with the NSW
Government announcing another 24 priority projects, including a new
retail centre, industrial precincts, three new schools and the
relocated Sydney Fish Markets, that could inject more than $5.37
billion into the State's economy (22 May 2020).
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Construction and jobs boom for Western Sydney
Western Sydney is set for a further construction boom,
with two more projects getting the green light through the NSW
Government's Planning System Acceleration Program. Planning
approval has been given to a new recycling facility in Penrith and
a major upgrade to a brick production facility in Horsley (21 May
2020).
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NSW Government to regrow forestry industry following
catastrophic bushfires
Fire-affected forests will soon be rejuvenated with new
life as the NSW Government embarks on the largest replanting
program in the state's history, beginning with an injection of
$46 million into Forestry Corporation (21 May 2020).
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Glenlee gets go ahead in Sydney's South West
Planning and Public Spaces Minister Rob Stokes said the
Glenlee proposals exemplify what urban renewal is all about –
breathing new life and jobs into the Menangle Park area as the old
industrial uses of this region come to an end (19 May 2020).
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Indigenous elder wins 'David and Goliath' battle
to stop Lismore development
A major residential development underway on the New South
Wales north coast is now in jeopardy after successful court action
by a local Indigenous elder (15 May 2020).
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Queensland
Queensland infrastructure project a leader in
sustainability
The Logan Enhancement Project has been awarded the first
Leading rating in Queensland by the Infrastructure Sustainability
Council of Australia (ISCA). The rating is the
first and only national sustainability rating tool for
infrastructure, measuring sustainability performance across the
quadruple bottom line (environmental, social, economic and
governance) (29 May 2020).
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How a 115-year-old mortgage helped save a bayside
home
A pre-1911 house in Manly in Brisbane's bayside
won't be demolished purely because of its age, a court has
ruled (27 May 2020).
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Court Approves $900m Sunshine Coast Masterplan
The Planning and Environment court has dismissed an appeal
against the construction of a $900 million beachfront masterplan
and 5 star hotel development on the Sunshine Coast, following a two
year legal battle (27 May 2020).
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Sekisui House development at Yaroomba overcomes court
hurdle
Court appeal against a $900 million beachfront development
at Yaroomba is lost (26 May 2020).
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Barber Property Group Lodges Plans for Medical Facility,
Hotel
Barber Property Group has lodged plans for a
"sub-tropical" 15 storey private medical facility and
hotel in Spring Hill. It was the second medical facility
application lodged in the Brisbane CBD fringe suburb (18 May 2020).
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Golfers versus gliders: A peek at Brisbane's first
golf course in 70 years
This is the first look at the fairways for Brisbane's
first new golf course in 70 years – right beside a crucial
squirrel glider habitat (16 May 2020).
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In practice and courts
Industry update on export ban of waste glass
The export ban on waste glass will now commence on 1
January 2021 (26 May 2020).
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PC Issue Paper: National Water Reform
This issues paper was released on 26 May 2020 to guide
people in preparing a submission. It outlines a range of issues on
which the Commission is seeking information and feedback by 21
August 2020.
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NSW
Announcements, Draft Policies and Plans released 2020
21 May 2020: Supreme Court news
PROTOCOL: Court Operations - COVID-19.
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NSW LEC - Microsoft Teams Practitioner's Fact
Sheet
27 May 2020 - The Court has issued a fact sheet for using
Microsoft Teams at the Land and Environment Court.
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NSW LEC - Land and Environment Court (Amendment No 1)
Rule 2020
15 May 2020 - A Rule has been made to amend the Land and
Environment Court Rules 2007 to (a) extend the application of rule
3.10 relating to Court functions not exercisable by Commissioners
to Commissioners exercising the jurisdiction of the Land and
Environment Court or any other function under the Land and
Environment Court Act 1979, and (b) update references to provisions
of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. More...
COVID-19: Information for attending Court
The New South Wales Bar Association's
consolidated guide to COVID-19-related court arrangements has
again been updated in terms of recent developments and includes the
updates (21 May 2020).
Planning legislation changes
Changes to planning legislation will extend the usual
periods for lapsing of development consents, abandonment of use
rights and merit appeals. Include the following changes affecting
planning laws outlined here. See COVID-19 Legislation Amendment
(Emergency Measures—Miscellaneous) Act 2020 No 5 (assented 14
May 2020). More...
NSW Planning Department: Have your say - Draft plans and policies
Flood Prone Land Package
Notification start-end date 30/04/2020 - 25/06/2020
This will build resilience in communities located on floodplains
and reduce the extent of property damage and potential loss of life
from severe to extreme flooding throughout NSW.
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Draft special infrastructure contributions (SIC)
guidelines
Notification start-end date 15/04/2020 - 12/06/2020
The Department is seeking to improve the transparency of the
application of SICs. The draft SIC guidelines provide guidance
regarding the purpose and function of SICs and their application in
the new approach to precinct planning.
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Proposed amendments to the EP&A Regulation
Notification start-end date 15/04/2020 -
12/06/2020
The Department is proposing amendments to the EP&A Regulation
to improve transparency in the infrastructure contributions system
through better reporting of contributions received and expended for
individual contributions plans and planning agreements.
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Draft planning agreements policy framework
Notification start-end date 15/04/2020 - 12/06/2020
The Department is seeking feedback on an updated planning
agreements policy framework. The proposed changes will result in a
clearer and more transparent contributions process and will allow
planning agreements to be used for their intended function to fund
innovative infrastructure solutions.
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Changes to Housing SEPPs
Seniors Housing State Environmental Planning Policy – the
SEPP will not apply in heritage conservation areas in Greater
Sydney until 1 July 2020
Queensland
Is your business eligible for a Temporary Use
License
The Queensland Government have published a fact sheet to
help businesses understand if they may be eligible for a Temporary
Use License (TUL) due to COVID-19.mA TUL
temporarily varies an existing development approval or operating
conditions for a business during an extraordinary event. The
COVID-19 outbreak was declared as an applicable event under section
275E of the Planning Act 2016 by the Minister for Planning (May
2020).
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Brisbane Airport Corporation: Projects and
Planning
Brisbane Airport Corporation has invested a further $1.8
billion worth of infrastructure to be delivered between now and
2022. Projects to be delivered include
Brisbane's New Runway, the
Auto Mall development and
Terminal redevelopments. Explore airport plans, major projects
and development information below (May 2020).
Planning legislation amendment
Urgent amendments to Queensland's planning legislation
are now in effect to address concerns raised by a range of
stakeholders, including local government and industry, in response
to the COVID-19. Temporary use licences updated to 22 May 2020.
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New or expanded cropping
The Queensland Government will defer the commencement of
the new or expanded commercial cropping and horticulture activities
requirement (known as ERA 13A), under the Reef protection
regulations until 1 June 2021. The deferment is in direct response
to COVID-19 (coronavirus) and ensures the
agricultural community has a suitable amount of time to prepare for
the changes.
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Cases
Watson as trustee for the Murrindindi Bushfire Class
Action Settlement Fund v Commissioner of Taxation
[2020] FCAFC 92
TAXATION – allowable deductions – where
the taxpayer is the scheme administrator of the Murrindindi
Bushfire Class Action Settlement Scheme – whether the costs
and expenses incurred by the taxpayer in administering the Scheme
are deductible under s 8-1 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
(Cth) – whether the costs were incurred in gaining or
producing assessable income – whether the costs were incurred
in carrying on a business – whether the costs were an
outgoing of capital or of a capital nature – appeal
dismissed
Friends of Leadbeater's Possum Inc v
VicForests (No 5) [2020] FCA
705
COSTS – late filing of significant evidence by
respondent – adjournment of trial – whether applicant
entitled to separate order for costs – whether costs payable
on party party or indemnity basis
Friends of Leadbeater's Possum Inc v
VicForests (No 4) [2020] FCA
704
ENVIRONMENT LAW – listed threatened species – conduct
of past and proposed forestry operations in the Victorian Central
Highlands Regional Forest Agreement region – precautionary
principle – whether exemption in s 38(1) of the Environment
Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) lost
because forestry operations were not or are not likely to be
undertaken in compliance with the Code of Practice for Timber
Production 2014 (Vic) – whether, if the s 38(1) exemption is
lost, forestry operations are an action that was likely to have had
or is likely to have a significant impact on the Greater Glider or
Leadbeater's Possum or both
NSW
Rodriguez & Sons Pty Limited v Queensland Bulk
Water Supply Authority t/as Seqwater (No 23)
[2020] NSWSC 650
REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS – property damage arising
out of widespread urban flooding from Brisbane River escaping its
banks in January 2011 – principal judgment delivered in
November 2019 – plaintiff successful against all three
defendants – consequential issues – form of common or
separate questions – formal order made answering
questions
DAMAGES – INTEREST – fixtures and fittings of
plaintiff's store damaged by flood – clean up undertaken
by volunteer labour before store reopened – plaintiff
recovered amount for damage calculated by reference to commercial
cost of volunteer labour – whether interest should be allowed
– award of interest compensatory – matters irrelevant
to recovery of head of damage may be relevant to award of interest
– HELD: interest not awarded.
NEGLIGENCE – APPORTIONMENT – plaintiff's claim
"apportionable claim" – whether appropriate
apportionment provision is s 31(1) of Civil Liability Act 2003
(Qld) or s 35 of Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) –
apportionment between defendants found vicariously liable for
actions of flood engineers – flood engineers engaged on
successive shifts during flood event – difficulties in
quantification of "causal potency" of each flood
engineers actions – whether comparison of relative flood
engineer's contribution to damage should be taken into account
– whether liability should be apportioned equally between
defendants or by reference to flood engineers the parties employed
– utility of quantitative assessments of causal potency
– whether breach finding in respect of one flood engineer
should be reviewed or modified –
HELD - Queensland statute applicable – relevant assessment
should be by reference to vicarious liability for flood engineer
– quantitative assessment of little assistance but
qualitative assessment of relative contributions and degree of
departure still possible – assessments tempered by common
undertaking and common mistakes of flood engineers – First
Defendant: 50% responsible – Second Defendant: 30%
responsible – Third Defendant: 20% responsible.
Lees v Kennerley [2020] NSWSC
630
CONTRACT – option agreement and collateral deed
created to settle a dispute over semi-rural property held by two
tenants in common – obligations under the option agreement
supported by a mortgage – plaintiff claims defendant's
breaches of the mortgage accelerate her rights to exercise a put
option granted under the option deed – whether the defendant
is in breach either of the option agreement or the mortgage –
whether the plaintiff is entitled to exercise the put option under
the option deed. Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979,
s76A(1)(a); State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and
Complying Development Codes) 2008, cll 2.29 and 2.30
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council v David Peter
Waite (No 2) [2020] NSWLEC 60
SENTENCING – environmental offences –
Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 – carry out
development otherwise than in accordance with conditions of
development consent – erect structures without development
consent – Local Government Act 1993 – carry out an
activity without obtaining prior approval – guilty pleas
– whether contents of leaflet impacts remorse –
defendant not cross-examined – utilitarian value of guilty
pleas – penalties reflect proportional criminality not solely
general deterrence – proceedings could have commenced in the
Local Court – totality principle – monetary orders
Tasman Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Canterbury-Bankstown
Council [2020] NSWLEC 59
APPEAL – appeal on questions of law from
decision of Commissioner dismissing appeal of refusal of
modification application of court approved development consent
– no vitiating material error in approach to precondition
that modification must be substantially the same as original
development – no error of law demonstrated by reference to
case law
WaterNSW v Goldfinch [2020]
NSWCATAD 139
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – administrative review
– Inquiry into desirability of grant of surface water licence
– consideration of factors to be taken into account –
whether respondents interests may be affected – transfer of
existing entitlement – minimal impact. Water Act 2012; Water
Management Act 2000. Environmental Planning and Assessment Act
1979; Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000
Jones v Murrumbidgee Irrigation Limited
(No 2) [2020] NSWSC 613
AGRICULTURE – Rice growing – Landforming
by cutting and filling – Water management – Irrigation
bay layout – Urea and nitrogen – Bloodworms dead or
alive – Turbidity – Remediation and flocculation
CONTRACTS – Implied terms – Breach of contract –
Whether quality of water supplied by irrigator to farmer was
contaminated or unfit to be used for irrigation in breach of
contract – Deoxygenated water – Ca:Mg ratio of water
– Metal toxicity and monosulfidic black ooze – No
breach of contract in the circumstances
NEGLIGENCE – Duty of care – Whether duty of care
limited by contractual limitation of liability clauses – No
breach of duty in the circumstances
TRESPASS – General principles – Wrongful depositing of
harmful solids on land as a result of turbid water – Whether
consent to entry of turbid water onto land – Where landholder
ordered delivery of water and opened outlets to permit entry of
turbid water – Trespass not established in the
circumstances
Penrith City Council v Dincel Construction System Pty
Limited (No 2) [2020] NSWLEC 58
COSTS — Party/Party — Costs orders in
interlocutory proceedings - - Penrith City Council
('Council') seeks declaratory and consequential injunctive
relief against Dincel Construction Systems Pty Ltd and Gaonor Pty
Ltd in relation to unauthorised development carried out at premises
located at 901-915, 919-929 and 931 Mamre Road, Kemps Creek
Nanevski Developments Pty Ltd v Slaveski
[2020] NSWSC 617
CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Form and
content of pleading — Pleading material facts — Defects
—Striking out — Tendency to cause prejudice,
embarrassment or delay — Amendment — Late application
for amendment. Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 57, 58, 64;
Civil Procedure Act 2010 (Vic) Competition and Consumer Act 2010
(Cth), Sch 2; Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 66G Home Building Act
1989 (NSW); Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
(NSW)
Stokes v Waverley Council (No 3)
[2020] NSWLEC 1224
DEVELOPMENT APPEAL – remitted matter –
alterations and additions to approved dwelling that has commenced
including change in use – exceedance of the height of
building development standard – meaning of existing ground
level – exceedance of the floor space ratio development
standard – written requests seeking to justify the
contravention of development standards – excavation –
consent orders sought
Eastside Projects Pty Ltd v City of Canterbury
Bankstown Council [2020] NSWLEC 1217
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – boarding house –
character compatibility – amenity
Toplace Pty Ltd v Council of the City of
Sydney [2020] NSWLEC 1222
APPEAL – modification application –
modification to a condition of consent that requires intersection
upgrade to be completed prior to any occupation certificate –
wording sought to be amended to allow issue of interim occupation
certificate – application made pursuant to s 4.55(1A) –
the power to modify under s 4.55(1A) can only be exercised if the
modification has minimal environmental impact – whether
evidence establishes minimal environmental impact
Lindvest DM Pty Ltd v Ku-ring-gai Council
[2020] NSWLEC 1218
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – residential apartment
development – residential flat building in R4 High Density
Residential zone – riparian zone – biodiversity
protection – apartment design guide
Queensland
Richards & Ors v Brisbane City Council &
Ors [2020] QPEC 26
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT – APPEAL – appeal
against approval of a development application for a childcare
centre in the low density residential zone
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT – ASSESSMENT – compliance with
the planning scheme – whether there is a need for the
proposed development – whether the proposed development will
serve a local community facility need only – whether there
are relevant matters which justify the proposed development
Planning Act 2016 Qld s 45; Planning and Environment Court Act 2016
Qld ss 43, 46
Serratore & Ors v Noosa Shire Council
[2020] QPEC 27
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT – APPLICATION FOR COSTS
– where the respondent made an unsuccessful application for
nunc pro tunc orders under rr 250 and 660 of the Uniform Civil
Procedure Rules 1999 – whether the application was frivolous
or vexatious – whether the respondent defaulted in the
Court's procedural requirements – whether costs should be
awarded under s 60(1) of the Planning and Environment Court Act
2016 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 Qld rr 250, 660(3);
Planning and Environment Court Act 2016 Qld s 60(1) Planning and
Environment Court Rules 2018 Qld rr 4, 39(1)
Development Watch Inc & Anor v Sunshine Coast Regional
Council & Anor [2020] QPEC 25
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT – APPEAL AGAINST
APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – submitter appeal
against Council's decision to approve a development application
for a mixed use development – where development application
sought preliminary approval for material change of use (request to
change the effect of planning instruments) – where the
development application sought development permits for
reconfiguration of a lot and for material change of use –
whether proposed development complies with relevant assessment
benchmarks – whether proposed mix of land uses achieves the
Planning Scheme's intention for a tourism focus area –
whether the proposed development would involve inappropriate
commercial development
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT – APPEAL AGAINST APPROVAL OF
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – where there are no unacceptable
impacts in relation to setbacks, overshadowing, overlooking,
overbearing or site cover – whether the proposed development
is appropriately designed – whether there is an
overdevelopment of the subject land reflected in the scale, height
and intensity of the proposed development – whether
development was of a bulk and scale compatible with the built form
intent of the Emerging community zone code – whether the
proposed development will have unacceptable impacts on the
character and amenity of the area – whether development
sensitively transitions to local setting and enhances the character
of the area – whether the proposed development accords with
reasonable community expectations
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT – APPEAL AGAINST APPROVAL OF
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – where the proposed development is
proximate a nesting beach for loggerhead turtles – whether
the proposed development poses an unacceptable risk to the
loggerhead turtle – whether the purpose of the Planning Act
2016 is achieved with respect to the risk to the loggerhead turtle
– whether the precautionary principle warrants refusal
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT – APPEAL AGAINST APPROVAL OF
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – whether there are relevant matters
that support refusal or approval – whether there is an
economic, planning or community need for the proposed development
– whether there is hotel, residential or retail need for the
proposed development – whether the proposed development will
provide economic benefits to the locality, region and State –
whether the proposed development supports investment in the
Sunshine Coast Airport – whether the Hyatt preliminary
approval supports approval of the proposed development –
whether the locational attributes of the subject land and the
design response to it supports approval – whether the
proposed development consistent with objectives and planned
outcomes in the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2017, the
Regional Economic Development Strategy 2013-2033 and the Tourism,
Sport and Leisure Industry and Investment Plan 2014-2018 –
whether it is within the public interest for the proposed
development to be approved
Planning Act 2016 Qld s 45, s 59, s 60, s 85, s 311; Planning and
Environment Court Act 2016 Qld s 10, s 43, s 45, s 47; Planning
Regulation 2017 Qld s 31
Knuth & Ors v Department of Natural Resources, Mines
and Energy [2020] QCAT 156
ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING – TREES AND VEGETATION
– NATIVE VEGETATION – where landowners sought approval
for a Property Map of Assessible Vegetation (PMAV) over their land
– where the PMAV mapped large areas Category X - where the
respondent department rejected the applicants' PMAV –
where the department drew a PMAV assessing most of the property as
remnant vegetation – where there was historical evidence of
timber cutting on the property – where the historical timber
cutting did not extend across all the property – where the
experts disagreed on evidence of clearing on available imagery
– where remnant vegetation found on adjacent areas was
consistent with vegetation on the subject property – where
there was significant variation of the structure of the vegetation
across the regional ecosystem – where similar variation was
found on the property - where the recommended methodology for
assessment of vegetation as remnant vegetation considered –
where the vegetation was determined to be remnant vegetation.
Vegetation Management Act 1999 Qld s 3, s 10, s 63B(1), s
20CA(3)(a)
Clermont Quarries Pty Ltd v Isaac Regional
Council [2020] QPEC 18
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT – APPEAL –
submitter appeal – application for a development permit for a
material change of use for an extractive industry and
environmentally relevant activities – where the site is
listed on the Environmental Management Register pursuant to the
Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Qld) because of notifiable
activities having been carried out – where the proposed
material change of use and environmentally relevant activities
involve the extraction, processing, testing and export of gravel
from a heap pile at the site left over from a former gold mine
– where there are elevated levels of arsenic and copper in
the material – whether the material is contaminated –
whether the proposal is likely to cause undue land contamination,
human health, ecological and/or environmental impacts –
whether adequate controls are available to appropriately safeguard
against the risks associated with the inappropriate use of the
material once it has been exported from the site – whether
conditions of approval can be formulated to address those
risks
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT – EXPERT WITNESSES – where
experts remained in disagreement in many respects following the
expert meeting and joint report process – where the Court was
invited to make adverse findings about the credibility of some
experts – whether one or some of the expert witnesses fell
short of demonstrating the qualities of a dispassionate and
objective expert witness
Western Downs Regional Council v Geldard
(No 2) [2020] QLAC 2
APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL – PROCEDURE –
QUEENSLAND – POWERS OF COURT – COSTS – where the
appeal was allowed by the Land Appeal Court – where the
appellant was a ratepayer-funded council – where the costs
below were the subject of consent orders – where the question
for the Land Appeal Court to decide was a straightforward matter of
statutory interpretation – whether costs should follow the
event in the Land Appeal Court – whether the respondent
should pay the appellant's costs in the court below
notwithstanding that costs in that court were the subject of
consent orders
Land Court Act 2000 Qld s 34; Local Government Regulation 2012 Qld 2012
Tokyo 2 Pty Ltd v Brisbane City Council
[2020] QPEC 23
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT – APPLICATION –
whether changes to a development application are a minor change
– whether changes to a development application result in a
substantially different development – what consideration is
given to properly made submissions. Planning Act 2016 Qld
Legislation
NSW
Regulations and other miscellaneous instruments
Electricity Supply (General) Amendment (Remote De-energisation and
Re-energisation) Regulation 2020
(2020-226) — published LW 29 May 2020
Liquor Amendment (COVID-19 Licence Endorsements and Temporary
Freezes) Regulation 2020
(2020-227) — published LW 29 May 2020
National Energy Retail Law (Adoption) Amendment (De-energisation
and Re-energisation Charges) Regulation 2020
(2020-228) — published LW 29 May 2020
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