Reading RoomThe Local Government Amendment Bill 2011 was introduced to the Legislative Assembly on 12 October 2011 by the Minister for Local Government, Donald Page MP. The Bill (with substantial amendments) was passed on 29 March 2012, and has now received Royal assent by the Governor.
In this case Calardu Penrith Pty Ltd v Penrith City Council [2010] NSWCA 189, the Court of Appeal was asked to revisit a decision of Justice Biscoe in the Land & Environment Court and determine whether the Council or the relevant Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) had power to determine a development application.
In the shadows of the forthcoming election, Maddocks’ telecommunications lawyers Brendan Coady, Sonia Sharma and Fiona Maclachlan provide a status update on the National Broadband Network (NBN). The NBN shapes as an election issue as it is seen as a key reform and major infrastructure project by the Government, while the opposition has pledged to "trash" the Government’s …