Major changes to the Queensland's vegetation management and land clearing regime have been passed recently.

Some, but not all, of the changes made by the Water Reform and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 will now be reversed.

Australia’s data centre sector is entering a new phase of regulatory oversight. Following our previous article on data centre usage and modular development, including the associated energy and cost benefits, the federal government’s recent announcement of a national interest framework for data centres and AI infrastructure is a timely introduction.

The Land Court has to reconsider the objections made under the EPA and the MRA in light of this judicial review decision.

When the stocktake period ends, penalties apply to foreign investors who haven't registered their water entitlements.

Directors have obligations to ensure that the companies for which they are responsible comply with environmental laws.

This Report aims to assist to manage Queensland's Georgina, Diamantina and Cooper Creek catchments (Western Rivers).

The introduction of the NSW Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) in 2017 marked a shift towards far greater scrutiny of compliance by water users with the complex web of water laws and regulations in NSW.

The introduction of the NSW Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) in 2017 marked a shift towards far greater scrutiny of compliance by water users with the complex web of water laws and regulation

The Draft Guidelines aim to provide proponents with greater certainty in relation to the application of the water trigger.

These new provisions address the conversion of coal seam gas (CSG) wells to water bores on a landowner's property.

Australia needs to strike a balance between a renewable, sustainable energy mix and long-term economic development.

The requirement applies to all MDL and ML holders in existence on 6 December 2016 who exercise underground water rights.

Could the legal validity of the Basin Plan, a statutory plan under the Water Act, be challenged on environmental grounds?

The draft Plan contains several provisions important to the extraction of groundwater by mining operations in NSW.

Amendments to the water resource management framework have whole-of-water-business implications for all stakeholders.

The newsletter includes links to recent media releases. reports, legislation and cases relating to property & projects.

This decision confirms that petroleum title holders may have broad latitude to undertake development without consent.

According to new amendments, Queensland petroleum tenure holders will be able to use associated water "for any purpose".

There are a number of urgent issues to be addressed to reform tenure for linear infrastructure projects in Queensland.