Elisabeth Stevenson, Author at McLeods Barristers and Solicitors

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Process contracts and tender invitations

Published on 14 June 2018| By Elisabeth Stevenson

An often-overlooked consequence of tender invitations is exposure to claims for breaches of process contracts. This can be expensive even if a claim does not succeed. What is a process contract? Process contracts are based on tender documents making...

Governance and administrative law

Rating ‘urban blight’:The recent decision of the SAT in Minister for Local Government and City of Greater Geraldton [2014] WASAT 116

Published on 02 December 2014| By Elisabeth Stevenson

In Minister for Local Government and City of Greater Geraldton [2014] WASAT 116, the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) quashed differential rates imposed by the Cities of Fremantle and Greater Geraldton on ‘derelict properties’. Section 6.33(1) of the Local...

Governance and administrative law

Freedom of political communication and local laws

Published on 15 August 2014| By Elisabeth Stevenson

Introduction Freedom of political communication is often raised in the context of local laws controlling activities in public places. The High Court of Australia has recognised since 1992, that the Australian Constitution embodies an implied freedom of political...

Process contracts and tender invitations

Rating ‘urban blight’:The recent decision of the SAT in Minister for Local Government and City of Greater Geraldton [2014] WASAT 116

Freedom of political communication and local laws

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