The 10/50 Vegetation Clearing Code of Practice (10/50 Code) was introduced on 1 August 2014, in response to the 2013 bushfires. The 10/50 Code relates to residential properties, and high-risk facilities' including childcare centre...

The recent decision of case JK V State of New South Wales [2014] NSWSC 1084 considers the vexed question as to whether an institutional body may be vicariously liable for criminal conduct of its employees, a question which had bee...

Double trouble in compensation El Boustani v The Minister administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 [2014] NSWCA 33 (El Boustani) marks a significant change in the approach to how compensation is awarded in...

The NSW Premier and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure last week signalled major changes to the application of development codes to new projects. The changes are set to eviscerate much of the potential of the White Paper...

In May this year, the NSW Government released its long-awaited White Paper on Planning Reform in NSW and Draft Exposure Bills aimed at creating a new planning system for NSW. Subsequently, Hunt & Hunt held two workshops in Syd...

Standard contracts for retirement villages will be mandatory for village contracts entered into on or after 1 October 2031 in New South Wales. In addition, retirement village operators will be required to provide prospective re...