It is well established that before a consent authority has the power to grant development consent, the owner of the land on which the development is to take place must give consent to the lodgment of the development application. If…
On 13 July 2022, the Office of Local Government (‘OLG‘) issued Circular No. 22-19 to commence the consultation process on preferred options for regulations to support the new Public Spaces (Unattended Property) Act 2021 (NSW) (‘PSUP Act‘), which are contained…
Reasonable Endeavours for Public Authorities
21 Feb, 2022
The decision of the Supreme Court in 123 259 932 Pty Ltd v Cessnock City Council (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 1329 is a reminder that public authorities should exercise caution when entering into contracts that require the authority to take reasonable action…