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Draft Reporting Directions
Our readers are familiar with the requirements of the ICAC Directions and Guidelines. It is, therefore, important to note that the ICAC has recently issued Draft Reporting Directions and Public…
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LG Leader March 2019
Read our March 2019 LG Leader articles here.
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Employee Conduct on Social Media
Given the amount of time that council officers spend with one another at work, it is almost inevitable that social gatherings will occur outside of work hours.
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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…