Duelling Development Approvals
Last year the State Administrative Tribunal delivered its decision in the matter of Paintessa Developments Pty Ltd and Town of East Fremantle [2014] WASAT 81...
Use and Effect of Infringement Notices
Typically, infringement notices are issued in relation to offences which may be considered to be at the lower end of the scale of seriousness, such as parking offences...
Proposed reforms to the Strata Titles Act 1985 – Implications for local government.
The Western Australian State Government, in conjunction with Landgate, is seeking to overhaul the Strata Titles Act 1985 (WA) (STA) which governs the operation of strata titles in this state...
Is your bank guarantee really guaranteed?
Bank guarantees are one of the most common features in commercial contracts and are an integral part of ensuring contractual compliance and providing security for performance...
Is Local Government a ‘subset of the State Government’?
In an interview on the ABC’s 720AM morning program on 10 February 2015, the Premier, in confirming that he was ‘surrendering’ on the program of local government reform (save for his City of Perth proposals), also said that people should remember that local government in WA is only a ‘subset of the State Government’...
Draft Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations – Model and Deemed Provisions
Draft Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations – model and deemed provisions...
Supreme Court upholds validity of per-cubic metre contribution as condition of extractive industry
The Western Australian Supreme Court has upheld the validity of conditions imposed on planning consents and extractive industry licences, under which an extractive industry proponent was required to pay a contribution calculated on the value of material extracted...
Planning Law Reform
In August 2014, a blueprint was released for phase 2 of the planning reforms proposed by the Department of Planning and Western Australian Planning Commission...
Strata Title Reform – Steaming Ahead for 2015
Landgate has been tasked by the State Government with delivering strata title reforms, and has issued a consultation paper on the proposed reforms...
Rating ‘urban blight’:The recent decision of the SAT in Minister for Local Government and City of Greater Geraldton [2014] WASAT 116
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’...