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Is your council PID Act compliant?
As readers are aware, the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018 (‘the Act’) commenced operation on 1 July 2019, repealing the Whistleblowers Protection Act 1993.
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Essential safety compliance checks — Maintaining public building assets is serious business
During 2019, there have been many news stories concerning deaths, injuries, losses and damage arising from unsafe buildings, including from faulty machinery, broken freezer doors and unsafe cladding.
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Is your contract in the bottom drawer or front of mind?
As we approach Christmas, time pressures in projects (real and arbitrary) become apparent. A project might need to be completed in the calendar year, or before the end of a…
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The building surveyors’ PI insurance crisis may soon impact councils
Over the past year, the professional indemnity insurance crisis facing private sector building surveyors (i.e. private certifiers registered under the Development Act 1993) has made national headlines.
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Timeframes for the lapse of development authorisations
The timeframes for a lapse of a development authorisation are set out in regulation 48 of the Development Regulations 2008.
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Silly season behaviour
Preparations are no doubt well underway for office Christmas parties across the State. It’s a time of fun and laughter over a few drinks…or, if you’re an HR Manager, a…
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Conflict of interest — Joy to the world (hopefully)!
It would appear from the LG Reform Papers (find them here) that our current statutory conflict of interest provisions (section 73 – 75A, relevantly, of the Local Government Act 1999)…
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LG Leader December 2019
Read our December 2019 LG Leader articles here.