1.  Overview Under the provisions of the Building Act 2011 (Act), all building work requires a permit unless it is the subject of a specific exemption within the Act or Building Regulations 2012. In recent years, we have observed a vastly differential approach by many...

Background and Legislation Under the Dog Act 1976 (Act), a local government may declare a dog to be a dangerous dog if the dog causes injury to a person or animal by an attack or demonstrates a tendency or repeated behaviour of attacking or threatening to attack....

Overview It is well established that offences under the Planning and Development Act 2005 (WA) (PDA) can result in substantial penalties being imposed, having regard to the significant maximum penalties and daily penalties that can apply to offences of that kind. ...

Implementation of the Building Act 2011 On 2 April 2012, the Building Act 2011 (Act) came into effect, replacing the previous building regime set out in the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1960 (LGMP Act).  The commencement of the Act established a...

While there has always been a general understanding that owners of land are generally taken to be responsible for any unlawful development on their land, the position has been less settled in relation to developers, builders, and contractors who carry out development...