New state planning rules in NSW have freed up design options for multi-residential units in NSW to help improve housing affordability and supply. In the Sydney area, six local councils (Waverley, The Hills, Botany Bay, Rockdale, ...

A recent decision in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Hume CC v Ecotec Woodwaste Pty Ltd [2015] VCAT 599 ("Hume") has again highlighted the strict liability application of section 126 of the Planning and Environ...

All scheduled waste facilities in the regulated area are now liable to pay the levy, including storage, treatment and transfer facilities. The Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Amendment (Contributions) Regulatio...

As of 1 August 2015, all waste facilities, including waste facilities that do not pay waste levy contributions, must now annually report the amount of waste handled, in accordance with the Waste Levy Guidelines. The new reporting ...

On 1 July 2015, new monitoring and licensing requirements commenced for waste tyres and asbestos waste within New South Wales. Consignors, transporters and occupiers of premises that receive waste tyres and asbestos waste should n...

On 20 March 2015, His Honour Justice Garde handed down judgment in the matter of Dustday Investments Pty Ltd v Minister for Planning and Melbourne City Council.1 Solomon Lew is a director of Dustday Investments Pty Ltd ("Dustd...