An update to the Complaints Practice Guide for Victorian Councils

Last month, the Victorian Ombudsman published an updated version of the 'Councils and Complaints – A Good Practice Guide' (Version 2) (Practice Guide). The Practice Guide incorporates important changes to enable Councils to comp...

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Offer of Compromise – Is it really a genuine compromise?

In the recent decision of The University of Melbourne v Commissioner of State Revenue [2021] VSC 322 ("SRO Case"), Justice Osborne of the Supreme Court of Victoria considered the Court's discretion to refuse the making of an indem...

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New COVID-19 support announced for commercial tenants and landlords in Victoria

On Wednesday, 28 July 2021, the Victorian government announced a $400 million package of new support measures for small and medium business in Victoria (to be funded jointly with the Commonwealth government) to assist them to reco...

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The Local Government Act 2020 – Stage 4 changes to take effect 1 July 2021

As part of the extensive overhaul of the Local Government Act 1989 (old Act), stage 4 of the  Local Government Act 2020 (new Act) is set to commence on 1 July 2021. This stage will see several more changes to the rules governing ...

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After the Warrnambool case, proceed with … fairness

Our earlier article on the Supreme Court judgment that ordered the reinstatement of Warrnambool's CEO after he was dismissed by a majority of Councillors has generated a lot of comments and questions, especially after our Managing...

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Supreme Court’s reinstatement of Council CEO is a warning to Councillors

A recent Victorian Supreme Court decision serves as a warning for Councils to ensure that they provide procedural fairness to CEOs if they wish to dismiss them prior to the expiry of their contracted term, in order to ensure that ...

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