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2010

02/07/2010 - Relief for non-compliance with mandatory requirements
02/07/2010 - Exercise of relief to remedy a development application made under section 3.1.6 of IPA
02/07/2010 - Declaration about what permitted under development approval
02/07/2010 - Payment of Council headworks
30/06/2010 - Changes to the Franchising Code of Conduct
31/05/2010 - Was the development permit valid and sufficient?
31/05/2010 - Costs arising from a failure to comply with Court procedure
31/05/2010 - Serving 888 principal submitters
31/05/2010 - Excusal of non-compliance with mandatory parts and determining “minor changes”
27/05/2010 - Queensland government’s growth management agenda
25/05/2010 - Balanced Securities Limited v Bianco & Ors [2010] VSC 162
25/05/2010 - Update:  An OHS “Grace Period” for Councils – Time to prepare for dramatic change
17/05/2010 - Building and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2010
10/05/2010 - Perpetual Trustee Ltd & Anor v Baranov [No.2]
29/04/2010 - Proposed subordinate legislation to give effect to fibre deployment
29/04/2010 - British Election: Are there any lessons for Australia
19/04/0010 - Protecting land for public recreation: The introduction of the Draft Queensland Greenspace Strategy
09/04/2010 - Owner's consent not required with benefit of easement
09/04/2010 - Minor change - substantially different development?
09/04/2010 - Where renovations affect traditional pre-1946 building character
09/04/2010 - Can the currency period of a lapsed development approval be extended
08/04/2010 - Update: Federal Court sheds light on adverse action provisions
26/03/2010 - Fibre deployment for new developments
23/03/2010 - Update: When Dismissal for Unsafe Work Practices is Unsafe for your Business
18/03/2010 - Court exercises discretion to return development application to public notification
18/03/2010 - Requirements in serving a notice of appeal
18/03/2010 - Application to remove statutory stay
18/03/2010 - Misdescription not fatal to development application
18/03/2010 - Councils' powers to compulsorily acquire land curtailed pending new “re-sale” laws
08/03/2010 - The largest electricity contract in Australian history
04/03/2010 - Perpetual Trustee Ltd v Baranov [2010] VSC18
25/02/2010 - Implication of the High Court's decision in Kirk
24/02/2010 - Stepping up koala conservation in South East Queensland
22/02/2010 - Project and Construction team expands in Brisbane and Sydney
04/02/2010 - iiNet wins landmark copyright battle
20/01/2010 - Determining the scope for protection of native vegetation
20/01/2010 - Application to remove statutory stay
20/01/2010 - Whether conditions imposed on a development application are relevant or reasonable
20/01/2010 - It's not “made” unless it's “properly made”
20/01/2010 - Partial approval of application

Planning Government Infrastructure and Environment
Consolidated edition of published articles from July 2009 - Dec 2009

2009

18/12/2009 - Samantha Johnson appointed to Queensland Building and Development Tribunal
16/12/2009 - Court exercises discretionary power to validate planning scheme
16/12/2009 - Residential subdivision did not cut across new planning scheme
16/12/2009 - Finding meaning in IPA: interpreting the words of the legislature
16/12/2009 - Strategic Steps or Frivolous and Vexatious Proceedings?
25/11/2009 - The time to act is now
19/11/2009 - Mandatory Disclosure of Energy Efficiency of Commercial Buildings on the way
18/11/2009 - Complexities with the removal and transportation of sand tailings
18/11/2009 - Reliance on Council's records: A risk for developers
18/11/2009 - Appeal dismissed: Contrary to planning scheme
18/11/2009 - Submitter appeals
28/10/2009 - Navigating the haze
28/10/2009 - Interest on debt under judgment or order
28/10/2009 - Deciding the conflict - A question of fact
28/10/2009 - Directions for dispute resolution
11/08/2009 - Significant changes to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act NSW
19/08/2009 - Consolidation of parallel appeals
19/08/2009 - Change to development conditions set by court order
28/07/2009 - New adverse actions provisions
17/06/2009 - Update: OH&S Harmonisation
17/06/2009 - GST and internet sales
15/06/2009 - Update: Executive termination benefits exposure draft
02/06/2009 - Legal uncertainty with copyright in databases
02/06/2009 - Corporate Twitter - Legal considerations for businesses using social networking services
02/06/2009 - Caution with computer software licences
01/06/2009 - The Planning (Urban Encroachment-Milton Brewery) Act 2009 commenced
01/06/2009 - Limits of Local Government body's power to acquire land by compulsory process
26/05/2009 - Update: The Transitional Bill
26/05/2009 - Occupational Health and Safety Harmonisation Update
31/03/2009 - Main changes to the Fair Work Bill 2009 (CTH) 
31/03/2008 - The Fair Work Transitional Bill
26/03/2009 - Herbert Geer helps raise $300,000 for children in need
16/03/2009 - Herbert Geer rides to raise money for CERA
13/03/2009 - ASIC proposes changes to increase access to capital markets
13/03/2009 - Foreign Investment Review Board policy review
13/03/2009 - Liquidator's GST Liability
13/03/2009 - ATO's priority ahead of floating charges
13/03/2009 - Traps in appointing administrators
12/02/2009 - Utility computing: risks and opportunities
12/02/2009 - Brand protection crucial in competitive market
12/02/2009 - National Broadband Network: latest
11/02/2009 - Notice - Error in Age newspaper article on Saturday 7 February 2009

2008

24/12/2008 - Herbert Geer secures win before Australian Competition Tribunal
23/12/2008 - Herbert Geer’s employment and workplace relations team receives further boost
02/12/2008 - Employment and Workplace Relations Update - Fair Work Bill 2008
07/08/2008 - New partners set to meet demand for industrial relations services
01/08/2008 - Key laterals boost Herbert Geer’s industry offering
25/07/2008 - F-111 maintenance workers
11/07/2008 - Herbert Geer launches new website
04/06/2008 - Herbert Geer continues to attract new talent - Dan Brush joins the team
22/05/2008 - Herbert Geer strengthens east coast presence