The Court of Criminal Appeal has allowed an appeal against the Land and Environment Court’s decision in Environment Protection Authority v McMurray [2024] NSWLEC 6, finding that the special executive liability provisions in the Protection of the Environment Operations Act…
This decision has been overturned on appeal. See our blog in respect of the appeal judgment here. In a recent NSW Land and Environment Court decision, the Court rejected an appeal against a decision of the Local Court to stay…
OLG Circular: Proposed Amendments to the Standard Contract of Employment for Local Council General Managers
25 May, 2022
On 17 May 2022, the Office of Local Government (‘OLG‘) issued Circular No. 22-12 (‘Circular‘) in response to recommendations made by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (‘ICAC‘) as a result of its investigation of the former Canterbury City Council (‘Operation…