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In this edition of The Lot

The industry is facing new and ever-changing challenges in the midst of COVID-19. We're also mindful that we're all doing our best to keep projects moving, and that many of those 'business as usual' challenges still exist. This edition is broken into two parts to cover off the legal issues in both the COVID-19 and the 'business as usual' landscapes.

The individual articles featured in this edition:

• The HomeBuilder Scheme in Victoria
• 'Stage 4' COVID restrictions affecting development sites in Metropolitan Melbourne
• Building towards an uncertain future: COVID-19 and insolvency issues
• Reporting COVID-19 cases and employees to safety regulators with new notification requirements in Victoria
• Grattan Institute Insight: Weathering The Storm
• Sale of School sites in land projects
• The MSA Act and a new Biodiversity Conservation Regime. How Does it Work?