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Sestili v City of Port Adelaide Enfield Menacing Dogs or Not?
“Recent publicity concerning dog attacks in South Australia reinforces the role that local governments play in investigating attacks and issuing Control Orders. In this Alert we review the matter of…
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New Transitional Regulations Gazetted
On 28 February 2019, the Planning, Development and Infrastructure (Transitional Provisions) Code Variation Regulations 2019 were Gazetted. We summarise the key outcomes of these new Regulations, and their effect on…
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Coastal Ecology Protection Group Inv & Ors v City of Charles Sturt, and what it means for a councils Community Land Management Plans
In September 2017, in the Supreme Court of South Australia, Justice Blue delivered a decision in Coastal Ecology Protection Group Inv & Ors v City of Charles Sturt [2017] SASC…
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ICAC Act — Proposed Reform
In May last year, the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (Investigation Powers) Amendment Bill 2018 was introduced into Parliament.
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Accredited Professionals Scheme and Fees commence operation and the draft “Outback Code” is released for public consultation
It is a very busy period for planning reform announcements; the final Accreditation Scheme has been Gazetted and will commence on 1 April 2019 and the “Outback Code” has been…
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Two important decisions from the ERD Court to consider for 2019
Attention development assessment officers, managers and those involved in responding to SCAP-assessed development applications and implementing infrastructure requirements and other conditions of SCAP approvals.
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The Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018 — a cohesive public integrity framework
On 15 November 2018, the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018 (“the Act”) received assent. The Act is to encourage and facilitate disclosures of certain information in the public interest, by…
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Hargraves & Anor v City of Holdfast Bay [2018] SAERDC 41 — the distance between a tree and a swimming pool
In September 2018 the ERD Court handed down its decision in Hargraves & Anor v City of Holdfast Bay [2018] SAERDC 41, an appeal against the Council’s decision to refuse…