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...

As everyone knows, the NSW Government has now released its long-awaited White Paper and Draft Exposure Bills aimed at creating a new planning system for NSW. First impressions Like the Green Paper last year, the Planning Bill ...

Directors and managers liability for corporate environmental offences have been harmonised across Australia, with some amendments to make them a bit tighter, and some to make them more relaxed. The law will now focus on management...

The recent decision of Craig J in Environment Protection Authority v Terrace Earthmoving Pty Ltd & Page [2012] NSWLEC 216 provides an intriguing and somewhat restrictive interpretation of what is 'waste' in relation to the off...

The Environmental Upgrade Agreements (EUA) are an innovative and new way for the Victorian and New South Wales (NSW) governments to try to stimulate energy efficient upgrades of commercial buildings. They are finding popularity as...

Recent changes to mining legislation increase the burden on mining companies wishing to access land. In South Australia, amendments to the Mining Act 1971 impose additional procedural requirements on miners wishing to enter p...