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Planning and environment case updates - February 2013 cases

  • Norton Rose Australia
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  • Australia
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  • April 30 2013

This matter involved an application for a declaration that a change proposed to a development application was a “minor change” within the meaning of

Planning and environment case updates - April, May, June and July 2012

  • Norton Rose Australia
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  • Australia
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  • January 31 2013

This was an appeal to the Planning and Environment Court pursuant to the s 479 of the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 (Qld) (SPA) against a decision of

Changes to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 provide greater flexibility in the application of town planning development controls

  • Norton Rose LLP
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  • Australia
  • -
  • December 20 2012

Developers and local councils will have greater flexibility in the assessment of development applications under amendments to the Environmental Planning

Planning and environment case updates - March 2012 cases

  • Norton Rose Australia
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  • Australia
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  • October 15 2012

This was an application by the Council for an order that the respondent be punished for contempt of Court for contravention of an order of the Court

Planning and environment case updates JanuaryFebruary 2012

  • Norton Rose Australia
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  • Australia
  • -
  • August 16 2012

Scanlon Property Group Pty Ltd (Scanlon) applied to the Court for a permissible change to an existing Court-ordered development approval for a mixed use development, including residential and other uses

An evaluation of the administrative law role of the Queensland Planning and Environment Court

  • Norton Rose Australia
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  • Australia
  • -
  • August 8 2012

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the administrative law role of the Queensland Planning Environment Court

Federal Court calls for greater political clarity and procedural transparency

  • Norton Rose Australia
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  • Australia
  • -
  • July 11 2012

A recent decision by the Federal Court of Australia (Court) paves the way for greater political clarity and procedural transparency by government departments in relation to the policies and guidelines they use to assess environmental impacts of land developments in making decisions about land development applications

The next step in a new planning system for NSW - draft state and regional development SEPP 2011 released

  • Norton Rose LLP
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  • Australia
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  • August 23 2011

The Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Part 3A Repeal) Act 2011 (Part 3A Repeal Act), which was assented to on 27 June 2011, creates a new system in NSW to assess and determine projects of “genuine State significance”

The beginning of the end of Part 3A - reforms to NSW major project approvals announced today

  • Norton Rose LLP
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  • Australia
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  • May 13 2011

The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the Hon Brad Hazzard MP has today announced changes to Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) (EPA Act) which take effect immediately

Merit appeals, costs and internal reviews recent changes to NSW planning laws

  • Norton Rose LLP
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  • Australia
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  • March 4 2011

A number of important amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) (EP&A Act) commenced on 28 February 2011, relating to the time limits applying to merit appeals to the Land and Environment Court