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…
Copyright vs the GIPA Act
In March 2012, the Office of the Information Commissioner (‘OIC’) issued a ‘knowledge update’ on ‘Copyright and compliance with the GIPA Act’ (‘the Update‘). The Update discusses advice received by the OIC on the relationship between the obligations upon local…
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…
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.