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		<title>Proposed changes to the Model Code of Conduct for Councils</title>
		<link>http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/05/proposed-changes-to-the-model-code-of-conduct-for-councils/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 03:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris campbell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[local government and administrative law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Division of Local Government (DLG) has released a consultation draft of proposed amendments to the Model Code of Conduct for Local Councils in NSW (Model Code), Local Government Act 1993 (LGA) and Local Government (General) Regulation 2005. The most &#8230; <a href="http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/05/proposed-changes-to-the-model-code-of-conduct-for-councils/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Local Government Amendment Act 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/05/local-government-amendment-act-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 00:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dr lindsay taylor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[local government and administrative law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Local Government Act 2012 (&#8216;Amendment Act&#8216;) was assented to on 4 April 2012. The Amendment Act amends the Local Government Act 1993 (&#8216;LGA&#8216;) in relation to the following matters: leases and licences of community land, vacancies in civic office, &#8230; <a href="http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/05/local-government-amendment-act-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court imposes easement over public reserve in favour of residential land</title>
		<link>http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/05/supreme-court-imposes-easement-over-community-land-to-facilitate-residential-development/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/05/supreme-court-imposes-easement-over-community-land-to-facilitate-residential-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 02:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frances tse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[planning | development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lg act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nsw supreme court]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In Samy Saad v City of Canterbury [2012] NSWSC 389 the Supreme Court imposed an easement in the form of a right of way (&#8216;ROW&#8216;) over a council owned public reserve to facilitate access to landlocked residential land to enable the owner to &#8230; <a href="http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/05/supreme-court-imposes-easement-over-community-land-to-facilitate-residential-development/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Unlawful use of a &#8216;dwelling&#8217;?</title>
		<link>http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/04/unlawful-use-of-a-dwelling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/04/unlawful-use-of-a-dwelling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris campbell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[planning | development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[land & environment court]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the recent case of Wollondilly Shire Council v 820 Cawdor Road Pty Ltd [2012] NSWLEC 71, Lloyd AJ of the Land and Environment Court had to decide whether to exercise the Court’s discretion to make orders that would have &#8230; <a href="http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/04/unlawful-use-of-a-dwelling/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Copyright vs the GIPA Act</title>
		<link>http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/04/copyright-vs-the-gipa-act/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/04/copyright-vs-the-gipa-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emily pratt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[local government and administrative law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gipa act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In March 2012, the Office of the Information Commissioner (&#8216;OIC&#8217;) issued a &#8216;knowledge update&#8217;  on &#8216;Copyright and compliance with the GIPA Act&#8217; (&#8216;the Update&#8216;). The Update discusses  advice received by the OIC on the relationship between the obligations upon local &#8230; <a href="http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/04/copyright-vs-the-gipa-act/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Whether expert reports in Class 1 proceedings can be provided to resident objectors</title>
		<link>http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/04/whether-expert-reports-in-class-1-proceedings-can-be-provided-to-resident-objectors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frances tse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[planning | development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[epa act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[land & environment court]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Justice Biscoe in the Land and Environment Court  recently considered the question of whether an objector in appeal proceedings in the Class 1 jurisdiction of the Court can be provided with expert reports. See Newcastle Muslim Association Incorporated v Newcastle &#8230; <a href="http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/04/whether-expert-reports-in-class-1-proceedings-can-be-provided-to-resident-objectors/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>ADT allows release of code of conduct investigation report</title>
		<link>http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/04/further-adt-judgement-on-gipa-act/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/04/further-adt-judgement-on-gipa-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frances tse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[local government and administrative law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gipa act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Further to our post on Hurst v Wagga Wagga City Council [2011] NSWADT 307, the Administrative Decisions Tribunal has recently handed down a judgement on the release of a local government investigation report into allegations of misconduct and maladministration. This &#8230; <a href="http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/04/further-adt-judgement-on-gipa-act/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>When can extrinsic material (such as the DA) be used to construe a development consent?</title>
		<link>http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/03/when-can-extrinsic-material-such-as-the-da-be-used-to-construe-a-development-consent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 03:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frances tse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[planning | development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[land & environment court]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Whether extrinsic materials can be used to construe a development consent is discussed in a recent case Quarry Products (Newcastle) Pty Limited and Allandale Blue Metal Pty Limited v Roads and Maritime Services (No.3) [2012] NSWLEC 57. The case related &#8230; <a href="http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/03/when-can-extrinsic-material-such-as-the-da-be-used-to-construe-a-development-consent/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>ICAC and the Planning Review</title>
		<link>http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/03/icac-and-the-planning-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/03/icac-and-the-planning-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark bonanno</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[planning | development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[icac]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[planning agreements]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/?p=1389</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In response to &#8216;The Way Ahead for Planning in NSW? Issues Paper of the NSW Planning System Review&#8217;: (December 2011) (Review), the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has prepared a submission entitled &#8216;Anti- Corruption Safeguards and the Planning System&#8217;, February, &#8230; <a href="http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/03/icac-and-the-planning-review/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Contractual arrangements concerning owner&#8217;s consent to DAs and carrying out of work</title>
		<link>http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/03/implied-term-relating-to-owners-consent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emily pratt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[planning | development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nsw supreme court]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On 1 March 2012 the New South Wales Supreme Court delivered a judgment in Ryding v Miles &#38; Ors [2012] NSWSC 153. In issue in the case was whether the terms of a lease obliged the owners to give their &#8230; <a href="http://www.lindsaytaylorlawyers.com.au/in_focus/index.php/2012/03/implied-term-relating-to-owners-consent/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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