Local councils who are Crown land managers can now grant more types of leases and licences over Crown land that they manage pending the adoption of a plan of management (‘POM’) for that land under the Local Government Act 1993…
In a significant judgment, the Court of Criminal Appeal (Court) has clarified the use of local councils’ investigative powers under s9.22 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (Act). The Court ruled on when notices to answer questions and produce…
It has long been the case that reasonably minimal preparatory works are sufficient to prevent a development consent from lapsing. A recent case has held that a consent was prevented from lapsing as the result of removal of shrubs, thus…
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) recently issued determinations under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (the CC Act) authorising certain councils to jointly procure waste management services.
The power in s 60 of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act) to refuse to deal with an access application is a power often under-utilised by public sector agencies. In this blog, we consider whether recent amendments to the…