Tips and Traps for Council in Land Acquisitions
The power to compulsorily acquire land is sometimes used by local governments and other constructing authorities for the establishment…
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Cattle Industry Wins Big – Government Backs Down
In 2011 the Federal Government made a decision to ban the live export trade of cattle to Indonesia. At…
Clive Palmer vs Human Rights
The Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld) (Act) commenced on 1 January 2020. It’s back in the spotlight this month…
COVID-19 Legislation Round Up
Land Act Rent Waivers, Rates Decisions and Leasing Code Legislation is coming through thick and fast from the Queensland…
COVID-19 Mandatory Leasing Code of Conduct
In early April 2020, the National Cabinet announced the introduction of a National Mandatory Code of Conduct (Code) to…
Picking Categories: Categorisation Case Overturns Earlier Decision
Rating categories is a highly technical and often controversial area of Council decision-making. A recent decision of the Land…