On 9 April 2015, the Land and Environment Court handed down its decision in Botany Bay City Council v Botany Development Pty Ltd (No 2) ruling that when Council standards conflict with State standards in relation to apartment size...

There are 12 new New South Wales Protection of the Environment Operations Waste Regulations. Part 5 of the 2014 Regulations commenced on 1 March 2015. Part 5 restricts consignors of waste from sending waste generated in the NSW m...

Recent changes to the Liquor Act 2007 (Part 4, Div 2A) and Liquor Regulations 2008 (Part 2A), which introduced a risk-based licence fee scheme that will apply to most liquor licences across NSW. The scheme is intended to create a ...

On 21 October 2014, Commissioner O'Neill refused Development Application 199/2014 (Johnson v Hornsby Shire Council [2014] NSWLEC 1215) for a new dwelling at Beecroft, due to the ability for a significant amount of remnant Blue Gu...

New South Wales has 12 New Protection of the Environment Operations Waste Regulations. Offence As of 1 November 2014, the offence of land pollution will be strengthened and made clearer through an amendment to the definition of ...

New South Wales has 12 new Protection of the Environment Operations Waste Regulations. Current operators should be aware of reduced licensing thresholds for waste activities in NSW from 1 November 2014. When any threshold under...