In common with the legal situation in most Australian jurisdictions, Western Australian planning law makes provision for landowners to obtain compensation in some circumstances when their land is subjected to a town planning classification for a public purpose....

  Introduction Achieving a greener future is an organisation-wide endeavour for local governments. One new and significant tool in Western Australia is the inclusion of ‘Tree canopy and deep soil area’ provisions in the May 2019 edition of the WA R-Codes....

Introduction A significant number of uses including shops, small gyms and martial arts studios, restaurants, and some liquor premises are poised to become exempt in many circumstances from the requirement of development approval under planning reforms currently in...