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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.
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SACAT's New Public Health Jurisdiction
Amendments to the South Australian Public Health Act 2011 (“SAPH Act”), introduced by the Statutes Amendment (SCAT) Act 2019, will come into operation on 2 December 2019.
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Making sense of the draft Planning and Design Code — Part Six — Lower—Density Residential Development
Read our sixth Alert on the draft Planning and Design Code. Look out for more in the Alert series in the coming weeks.