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Allens advises InfraRed Capital on Curtin University's campus vision
Procurement for Stage One began in 2016 and is a cornerstone in the delivery of Curtin University's new Exchange precinct, a transformative hub that delivers genuine mixed-use development to serve ...
Federal Government addresses uncertainty around Indigenous Land Use Agreements
The Federal Government has moved to provide certainty for those who rely on registered Indigenous Land Use Agreements following the Full Federal Courts decision that called the legal status of these agreements into question by introducing amending legislation Partner Ben Zillmann and Senior ...
Queensland security of payment regime: more change on the horizon
The Queensland Government recently released a Queensland Building Plan discussion paper for public consideration that coincided with the enactment of the Federal Governments Building and Construction Industry Improving Productivity Bill 2013 Both developments have the potential to affect the ...
Key planning reforms for developers, miners and major projects in NSW
The NSW Government has kicked off 2017 by releasing proposed reforms to the State's ageing planning legislation. ...
A new planning regime for Queensland
A new planning regime for Queensland has come into effect today with the commencement of the Planning Act 2016. ...
UK Supreme Court counters High Court on penalties
The highest appellate court in the UK has affirmed and restated the penalty rule as it applies in the UK in a recent decision that directly addresses and counters the High Court of Australias approach to the rule in Andrews Partner Nick Rudge and Lawyer Patrick Easton report ...
Significant changes to Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal powers
New legislation will implement significant changes to the administration of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal in a bid to improve efficiencies. This insight explores key changes to VCAT's powers in the context of its planning jurisdiction. ...
Adjudications under WA's SOPA legislation - enforcement by statutory demands clarified
The WA Supreme Court has provided important clarification on the enforcement of adjudication determinations by the use of statutory demands under that States security of payment legislation It has confirmed that leave to enforce an adjudication determination as a judgment must be obtained before the ...
Workplace Relations
We look at a unions contravention of the general protection laws new legislation that will expand the powers of the federal building industry regulator the Fair Work Commissions ruling on urine testing and its implications for employers a Fair Work Commission ruling affirming reinstatement as the ...
The Public-Private Partnership Law Review
Partners David Donnelly and Nicholas Ng examine public-private partnerships PPPs in Australia including the year in review the general framework bidding and award procedures recent decisions and the outlook for 2015 ...