Latest Government, Planning & Environment Updates
Know your hazards! Local Government found liable for failing to provide adequate visual clues marking the potential hazard
06.10.2020
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Cheat Sheet for the WA Parliament’s Select Committee Report into Local Government
25.09.2020
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Events with over 500 people will require approved COVID Event Plans in WA from 24 September 2020
22.09.2020
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New Assessment Pathway for ‘Significant Developments’ in Part 17 of the Planning and Development Act 2005 (WA)
22.09.2020
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COVID-19 Update – WA Government seeks to have WAPC determine Planning Applications for Significant Projects and to automatically extend some subdivision approvals
21.05.2020
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COVID-19 – WA’s Proposed Residential Tenancies (COVID-19 Response) Bill 2020 (15 April 2020)
15.04.2020
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COVID-19 – Local Government Contracts and Force Majeure Clauses (14 April 2020)
14.04.2020
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COVID-19 – Commercial Tenancies – What Landlords & Tenants Should Know (6 April 2020)
06.04.2020
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Crown Land – Is It A Lease Or A Licence Where There Is A Public Access Reservation?
24.05.2019
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Resolving the “Gordian Knot” – Competing Land Use Classifications in WA
04.04.2019
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The State Administrative Tribunal’s Jurisdiction to Resolve Disputes when a Party Moves Interstate
17.01.2019
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Can a Grouped Dwelling Unit be Split Into Two and Rented Separately? No!
08.11.2018
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You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Light! Protecting Your Home’s Solar Access
08.11.2018
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The Requirement for Certainty and Specificity in Building Orders and Direction Notices
29.08.2018
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Thou Shalt Not Pass…Even Though Conditional Development Approval Says You Can!
28.08.2018
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Why Councillors View Compliance Sections as an Important Pillar of the Council
08.08.2018
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Providing a Villa for One’s Own Benefit is Not ‘Land Used for a Charitable Purpose’
11.06.2018
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The Stage of Development is Important When Applying the Deemed Planning Provisions
30.04.2018
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WA Bushfires Planning and Building Regulations – Designed to Increase the Chances of Survival in a Bushfire
27.11.2017
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He Either had Nic Naitanui-like Skills or the Boundary Line was too Close to the Fence
29.09.2017
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There is no such Thing as Retrospective Planning Approval: Supreme Court Confirms
31.08.2017
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What Can Enable a Local Government to Withhold/Not Issue a Building Permit?
19.12.2016
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The New Associations Incorporations Act 2015 (WA) – Powers of the Commissioner
30.11.2016
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The New Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (WA) – Administration and Winding Up
31.10.2016
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The New Associations Incorporations Act 2015 (WA) – Statutory Management
05.09.2016
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The New Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (WA) – Financial Reporting and Accountability
26.07.2016
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The New Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (WA) – The Duties of Officers
30.06.2016
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Recent Changes to the Building Regulations 2012 that Affect Barriers to Private Swimming Pools
31.05.2016
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Councillors in Western Australia to Disclose Gifts and Contributions to Travel within 10 Days and Online
26.02.2016
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Go Ahead Given to Amend Strata Titles Act – Overview of Proposed Changes
29.01.2016
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Two New Supreme Court Decisions Affecting Local Government Prosecutions
29.01.2016
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5 Things You Need To Know – New Planning Requirements For Bushfire Prone Areas
22.12.2015
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Effect of Amalgamation on Local Government Owned Land and Property Leases
14.11.2014
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Early August 2013 Update to “Forcing Amalgamations: How Big is the Threat?”
27.08.2014
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Effects of amalgamation on Local Government Contracts for Goods and Services
22.08.2014
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